Definition Dictionary

To hold back, limit, or control an action, impulse, or movement.

Control over one's impulses, or a limit placed on an action.

Not held back, controlled, or limited.

The deliberate practice of refraining from something.

To restrain, limit, or keep something under control.

To reduce, restrict, or bring to an earlier end.

Expressing feelings with great enthusiasm and little restraint.

To restrain, hinder, or reduce an action or process.

A lack of moderation or self-restraint.

Restraint that avoids excess or extremes.

Spreading or growing without effective restraint.

To hold oneself back from doing something.

Restrained in expressing feelings or in speaking and acting around others.

Reluctant to speak freely or reveal one's thoughts.

The practice of refusing oneself a pleasure or desire, often for a larger purpose.

Freedom from intoxication; also seriousness or restraint.

To bring under control or reduce the force or intensity of something.

Moderation and self-restraint in behavior or consumption.

Moderate or restrained in conduct, expression, or climate.

Unrestrained or uncontrolled.