abstemiousness
n. nonindulgence, austerity, moderation | ||||
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| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Abstemiousness
(n.)
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.
(n.)
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.
| WordNet 2.0 |
abstemiousness
Noun
1. restricted to bare necessities
(hypernym) meagerness, meagreness, poorness, scantiness, scantness, exiguity
2. moderation in eating and drinking
(hypernym) temperance, moderation
(attribute) abstemious
Noun
1. restricted to bare necessities
(hypernym) meagerness, meagreness, poorness, scantiness, scantness, exiguity
2. moderation in eating and drinking
(hypernym) temperance, moderation
(attribute) abstemious
| hEnglish - advanced version |
abstemiousness
abstemiousness
\ab*ste"mi*ous*ness\, n. 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.
abstemiousness
\ab*ste"mi*ous*ness\, n. 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.