self-restraint
81self-controlled — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Tending to keep one s thoughts and emotions to oneself: controlled, inhibited, noncommittal, reserved, restrained, self restrained. See RESTRAINT …
82self-restrained — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Tending to keep one s thoughts and emotions to oneself: controlled, inhibited, noncommittal, reserved, restrained, self controlled. See RESTRAINT …
83self abandonment — lack of self control or personal restraint; completely yielding to one s selfish desires or concerns …
84self-collected — showing self control, having restraint …
85restraint — n 1. check, curb, constraint, stay, stop, arrest; barrier, block, obstacle, bar; hindrance, impediment, deterrent, holdback, stumbling block; hitch, snag, knot, drawback, Inf. fly in the ointment. 2. bonds, shackles, manacles, fetters, pinions,… …
86self-denial — noun Date: 1642 a restraint or limitation of one s own desires or interests …
87restraint — In hospital psychiatry, intervention to prevent an excited or violent patient from doing harm to self or others; may involve the use of a camisole (straightjacket). [O. Fr. restrainte] * * * re·straint ri strānt n a device that restricts movement …
88self-effacement — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Reserve in speech, behavior, or dress: demureness, diffidence, modesty, reticence. See RESTRAINT …
89self-controlled — showing restraint, able to control one s actions …
90restraint — noun 1》 the action of restraining. ↘a measure or condition that restrains. ↘a device which limits or prevents freedom of movement. 2》 dispassionate or moderate behaviour; self control. Origin ME: from OFr. restreinte, feminine past… …