See also: temperance, and Temperance French Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin temperantia. By surface analysis, tempéré + -ance. Pronunciation IPA(key): /tɑ̃.pe.ʁɑ̃s/ Audio:(file) Rhymes: -ɑ̃s Noun tempérance f (plural tempérances) temperance (habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions) Antonym: intempérance Near-synonym: modération Further reading “tempérance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012. Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.