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abstemiousness
ab·ste·mi·ous
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æbˈsti
mi
əs
/
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[
ab-
stee
-mee-
uh
s
]
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adjective
1.
sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet.
2.
characterized by abstinence:
an abstemious life.
3.
sparing:
an abstemious diet.
Origin:
1615–25;
<
Latin
abstēmius,
equivalent to
abs-
abs-
+
tēm-
(base of
tēmētum
intoxicating drink) +
-ius
-ious
Related forms
ab·ste·mi·ous·ly,
adverb
ab·ste·mi·ous·ness,
noun
non·ab·ste·mi·ous,
adjective
non·ab·ste·mi·ous·ly,
adverb
non·ab·ste·mi·ous·ness,
noun
o·ver·ab·ste·mi·ous,
adjective
o·ver·ab·ste·mi·ous·ly,
adverb
o·ver·ab·ste·mi·ous·ness,
noun
un·ab·ste·mi·ous,
adjective
un·ab·ste·mi·ous·ly,
adverb
un·ab·ste·mi·ous·ness,
noun
Synonyms
ascetic, abstinent, temperate, nonindulgent.
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World English Dictionary
abstemious
(əbˈstiːmɪəs)
—
adj
moderate or sparing, esp in the consumption of alcohol or food; temperate
[C17: from Latin
abstēmius,
from
abs-
ab-
1
+
tēm-,
from
tēmētum
intoxicating drink]
ab'stemiously
—
adv
ab'stemiousness
—
n
abstemious
(əbˈstiːmɪəs)
—
adj
moderate or sparing, esp in the consumption of alcohol or food; temperate
[C17: from Latin
abstēmius,
from
abs-
ab-
1
+
tēm-,
from
tēmētum
intoxicating drink]
ab'stemiously
—
adv
ab'stemiousness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
abstemious
c.1600, from L. abstemius "sober, temperate," from ab(s)- "from" + stem of temetum "strong drink," related to temulentus "drunken." Technically, of liquor, but extended in Latin to temperance in living generally.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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