Definitions for abstemiousness
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ab•ste•mi•ousæbˈsti mi əs(adj.)
sparing in eating and drinking; temperate.
characterized by abstinence.
Origin of abstemious:
1615–25; < L abstēmius=abs-abs - +-tēmius, akin to tēmētum intoxicating drink; see -ous
ab•ste′mi•ous•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
abstemiousness(noun)
restricted to bare necessities
abstemiousness(noun)
moderation in eating and drinking
Wiktionary
abstemiousness(Noun)
The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing in the use of food and strong drinks. It expresses a greater degree of abstinence than temperance.
Webster Dictionary
Abstemiousness(noun)
the quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing in the use of food and strong drinks. It expresses a greater degree of abstinence than temperance
Translations for abstemiousness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
abstemiousness(noun)
taking little food, drink etc
She was being very abstemious as she was trying to lose weight; an abstemious young man.
- onthoudendheidAfrikaans
- إعْتِدَال فِي الطَعَّامArabic
- въздръжаниеBulgarian
- sobriedadePortuguese (BR)
- střídmostCzech
- die EnthaltsamkeitGerman
- afholdenhed; mådeholdDanish
- εγκράτεια, αυτοσυγκράτησηGreek
- sobriedad; moderaciónSpanish
- mõõdukusEstonian
- میانه رویFarsi
- kohtuullisuusFinnish
- sobriétéFrench
- הִסְתַּפּקוּת בְּמוּעָטHebrew
- संयमताHindi
- suzdržavanjeCroatian
- mértékletességHungarian
- penghematanIndonesian
- hófsemiIcelandic
- sobrietàItalian
- 節制Japanese
- 절제함Korean
- susilaikymasLithuanian
- atturība (ēšanā, dzeršanā)Latvian
- keserderhanaanMalay
- matigheidDutch
- måteholdNorwegian
- wstrzemięźliwośćPolish
- میانه رویPersian
- لږ مصرف كونهPashto
- sobriedadePortuguese
- cumpătareRomanian
- умеренностьRussian
- striedmosťSlovak
- zmernostSlovenian
- uzdržanostSerbian
- återhållsamhet, måttlighetSwedish
- อัตภาพThai
- az yiyip az içmeTurkish
- 節制Chinese (Trad.)
- стриманість, помірністьUkrainian
- احتیاط ، پرہیز گاریUrdu
- sự điều độVietnamese
- 节制Chinese (Simp.)
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