abstinent

Speech parts

1. abstinent - Noun

2. abstinent - Adjective

3. abstinent - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate.

One who abstains.

One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3d century.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

abstainer abstentious nondrinker virgin franciscan lenten spartan vestal controlled severe DRY pure strict conservative moderate
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Antonyms

randy epicurean snowbird ree satyr crump
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Hypernyms

individual person soul mortal somebody someone

Hyponyms

teetotaler teetotaller teetotalist

Phrases with the word

abstinent drinker be abstinent

Examples

not totally abstinent but abstemious Source: Internet

She also noted he had been abstinent from drugs for 17 years but relapsed not long before the offending after several family members died in quick succession. Source: Internet

The new guidelines from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reduce the amount of time — from 12 months to three months — that men who have sex with men have to be same-sex abstinent before giving blood. Source: Internet

Though he was considerably wilder in his youth, Regis eventually chooses to be abstinent from blood-drinking. Source: Internet

Come this fall, gay, bisexual men and men who have sex with men will no longer need to be abstinent for five years before donating blood — they’ll only have to be abstinent for 12 months. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

abstinence syndrome abstinence theory abstinency abstinent drinker abstinential abstinently