mindmap root((克制)) sober implies moderation in the use of food and especially drink and may suggest composure under stress and freedom from emotional excess: a calm ~ disposition well-fitted to function in an emergency. temperate stresses moderation and implies such control that one never exceeds the bounds of what is right or proper: maintained her equanimity and her ~ outlook. continent stresses deliberate self-restraint especially in regard to expressing feelings or satisfying sexual desires: a nation known for its frugal and ~ leaders. unimpassioned may imply a subduing of feeling or passion by rationality: presented a reserved, ~ appearance; but often it connotes a resulting coldness or hardness of heart: prosecuted the case with ~ loathing.