ab·ste·mi·ous ( b-st  m- s, b-)adj. 1. Eating and drinking in moderation. 2. Characterized by abstinence or moderation: The hermit led an abstemious way of life. [From Latin abst mius : abs-, ab-, away; see ab-1 + *tmum, liquor, variant of tmtum.]ab·ste mi·ous·ly adv.ab·ste mi·ous·ness n. |
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| Noun | 1. | abstemiousness - restricted to bare necessities exiguity, leanness, meagerness, meagreness, scantiness, scantness, poorness - the quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot |
| 2. |  abstemiousness - moderation in eating and drinking temperance, moderation - the trait of avoiding excesses |
abstemiousness
noun temperance, restraint, austerity, moderation, plain or simple living, self-control, abstinence, self-discipline, sobriety, continence, self-denial, self-restraint, forbearance, asceticism, frugality self-discipline, abstemiousness and family values
excess, drunkenness, self-indulgence, incontinence, gluttony, dissipation
excess, drunkenness, self-indulgence, incontinence, gluttony, dissipation
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