abstemiousness

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

maidenhead temperance puritanism control economy prudence purity severity dignity avoidance restraint constraint fasting celibacy abstinence

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Antonyms

gluttony sex excess mating penetration hobby

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Hypernyms

temperance moderation leanness scantiness poorness exiguity

Examples

Feast, n. A festival. A religious celebration usually signalized by gluttony and drunkenness, frequently in honor of some holy person distinguished for abstemiousness. Ambrose Bierce

Close letter words and terms

abstand abstemious abstemiously abstenance abstenious abstention