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self-restraint

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self-re·straint (slfr-strnt)
n.
Restraint of one's emotions, desires, or inclinations; self-control.
self-restraint
Noun
control imposed by oneself on one's own feelings, desires, or actions
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Noun1.self-restraint - exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective temperateness in debate"
temperateness
restraint, control - discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself"
stiff upper lip - self-restraint in the expression of emotion (especially fear or grief); "the British like to keep a stiff upper lip"
self-restraint
noun self-control, self-discipline, willpower, patience, forbearance, abstemiousness, self-command
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But as she could do nothing, she resolutely made up her mind to self-restraint and patience.
The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context
Mary's white muslin dress suited her particularly well, and she seemed the personification of innocence and love as she sat, now bending her head, now gazing up at the very tall and handsome man who was speaking to her with particular tenderness and self-restraint, as if he feared by word or gesture to offend or sully her angelic purity.
Father Sergius by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
The virtues, also, such as justice, self-restraint, and so on, are not easily dislodged or dismissed, so as to give place to vice.
The Categories by Aristotle View in context
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