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self-denying

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self-de·ni·al (slfd-nl)
n.
Sacrifice of one's own desires or interests. See Synonyms at abstinence.
self-de·nying (-nng) adj.
self-de·nying·ly adv.
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Adj.1.self-denying - willing to deprive yourself
self-giving, self-sacrificing
unselfish - disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others
2.self-denying - used especially of behavior
renunciant, renunciative, self-abnegating
nonindulgent, strict - characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
Translations
self-denying [ˌselfdɪˈnaɪɪŋ] ADJ → abnegado
self-denying ordinance → resolución f abnegada


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In war, he is daring, boastful, cunning, ruthless, self-denying, and self-devoted; in peace, just, generous, hospitable, revengeful, superstitious, modest, and commonly chaste.
The Last of The Mohicans by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
How unwise, therefore, must be every such self-denying ordinance as serves to prohibit a nation from making use of its own citizens in the manner best suited to its exigencies and circumstances
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
The belief of being prudent, and self-denying, principally for his advantage, was her chief consolation, under the misery of a parting, a final parting; and every consolation was required, for she had to encounter all the additional pain of opinions, on his side, totally unconvinced and unbending, and of his feeling himself ill used by so forced a relinquishment.
Persuasion by Austen, Jane View in context
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