self-control
control or restraint of oneself or one's actions, feelings, etc.
Origin of self-control
1Other words for self-control
Other words from self-control
- self-con·trolled, adjective
- self-con·trol·ling, adjective
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How to use self-control in a sentence
Moreover, it possessed the French quality of taste: taste reigned supreme, self-controlled, dignified and reticent.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show | Robert W. Chambers | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTVery self-controlled, like very reserved people do not always entirely appreciate their own characteristics in another!
Robin Redbreast | Mary Louisa MolesworthThere may be men strong enough and self-controlled enough to resist but we haven't found such a person yet.
Through the Wall | Cleveland MoffettBalanced people, self-controlled people, patient people indeed!
Katharine Frensham | Beatrice HarradenHis utterance through the medium of the pen, was brief, self-controlled, restrained and to the point.
The Beauty | Mrs. Wilson Woodrow
They were not organized, self-directed, self-controlled personalities in the way that Miriam Finch was.
The "Genius" | Theodore Dreiser
British Dictionary definitions for self-control
the ability to exercise restraint or control over one's feelings, emotions, reactions, etc
Derived forms of self-control
- self-controlled, adjective
- self-controlling, adjective
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