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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 In·tem·per·ate·ness, n.
 1. The state of being intemperate; excessive indulgence of any appetite or passion; as, intemperateness in eating or drinking.
 2. Severity of weather; inclemency.
    By unseasonable weather, by intemperateness of the air or meteors.   --Sir M. Hale.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 intemperateness
      n 1: consumption of alcoholic drinks [syn: intemperance]
      2: immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites [syn: intemperance,
          self-indulgence]