self-restraint love

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Restraint of one's emotions, desires, or inclinations; self-control.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Restraint or control imposed on one's self; self-command; self-control.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Restraint over one's self; self-control; self-command.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Self-control, control over one's emotions, passions and actions.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun exhibiting restraint imposed on the self

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self- +‎ restraint

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