Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-restraint

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: self--re-straint
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Self-control, control over one's emotions, passions and actions.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"His lack of self-restraint led to several ugly scenes of debauchery and violent outburst."
"Sovereigntism means a country doing what it wants to do within only the limits of what it can do. It means the end of self-restraint within a framework of mutual restraint."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English restraint English self-restraint From self- + restraint.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

temperance temperateness

Questions

What does self-restraint mean?: Self-control, control over one's emotions, passions and actions.
Where does self-restraint come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English restraint English self-restraint From self- + restraint.

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