abstemiousness

[ab-stee-mee-uhs]

ab·ste·mi·ous

[ab-stee-mee-uhs]
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

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
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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
COLLAPSE


ascetic, abstinent, temperate, nonindulgent.

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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

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