consumption of alcoholic drinks(n)
Synonyms: intemperance
intemperateness
Hyponyms: boozing
crapulence
drink
drinking
drunkenness
Hypernyms: vice
excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence(n)
Synonyms: intemperance
intemperateness
self-indulgence
Hyponyms: dissipation
dissolution
fling
jag
licentiousness
looseness
profligacy
spree
Hypernyms: humoring
indulgence
indulging
pampering
Examples: the intemperance of their language