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- [ab-stuh-nuh ns or ab-stuh-nuh n-see]
- /ˈæb stə nəns or ˈæb stə nən si/
- /ˈæb.stɪ.nəns/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ab-stuh-nuh ns or ab-stuh-nuh n-see]
- /ˈæb stə nəns or ˈæb stə nən si/
Definitions of abstinence word
- uncountable noun abstinence Abstinence is the practice of abstaining from something such as alcoholic drink or sex, often for health or religious reasons. 3
- noun abstinence the act or practice of refraining from some action or from the use of something, esp alcohol 3
- noun abstinence the practice of refraining from specific kinds of food or drink, esp from meat, as an act of penance 3
- noun abstinence the act of voluntarily doing without some or all food, drink, or other pleasures 3
- noun abstinence abstention from flesh meat on certain designated days 3
- noun abstinence forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, especially from the use of alcoholic beverages: total abstinence. 1
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Origin of abstinence
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
First recorded in 1250-1300; Middle English word from Latin word abstinentia. See abstain, -ence
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Parts of speech for Abstinence
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
abstinence popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for abstinence
noun abstinence
- frugality — the quality of being frugal, or prudent in saving; the lack of wastefulness: Many people who have lived through periods of economic deprivation develop lifelong habits of frugality and are almost never tempted by wasteful consumption.
- moderation — the quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance.
- chastity — the state of being chaste; purity
- self-restraint — restraint imposed on one by oneself; self-control.
- temperance — moderation or self-restraint in action, statement, etc.; self-control.
Antonyms for abstinence
noun abstinence
- drunkenness — intoxicated; drunk.
- indulgence — the act or practice of indulging; gratification of desire.
- intemperance — excessive or immoderate indulgence in alcoholic beverages.
- intoxication — inebriation; drunkenness.
- revelry — reveling; boisterous festivity: Their revelry could be heard across the river.
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