abstemiousness

ab·ste·mi·ous

 (ăb-stē′mē-əs, əb-)

adj.

1. Eating and drinking in moderation.

2. Characterized by abstinence or moderation: an abstemious way of life.

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[From Latin abstēmius : abs-, ab-, away; see ab-¹ + *tēmum, liquor, variant of tēmētum.]

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ab·ste′mi·ous·ly adv.

ab·ste′mi·ous·ness n.

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Thesaurus

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

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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

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Translations

إعْتِدَال فِي الطَعَّام

střídmost

afholdenhedmådehold

Enthaltsamkeit

sobriététempérance

hófsemi

astinenzasobriet...sobrietàtemperanza

måtehold

striedmosť

az yiyip az içme

节制

abstemiousness

[əbˈstiːmɪəsnɪs] N → sobriedad f, moderación f

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abstemiousness

n (of person, life) → Enthaltsamkeit f; (of meal, diet) → Bescheidenheit f

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abstemiousness

[əbˈstiːmɪəsnɪs] n → sobrietà, temperanza

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abstemious

(əbˈstiːmiəs) adjective

taking little food, drink etc. She was being very abstemious as she was trying to lose weight; an abstemious young man. onthoudend مُعْتَدِل فِي الطَعَّام въздържан abstêmio střídmý enthaltsam afholdende; mådeholdende εγκρατής, λιτοδίαιτος abstemio mõõdukas میانه رو kohtuullinen sobre מִסתַּפֵּק בְּמוּעָט संयमी suzdržljiv mértékletes makan sedikit hófsamur sobrio, astemio 節制した 절제하는 susilaikantis, saikingas atturīgs (ēšanā, dzeršanā) sederhana matigmåteholdenwstrzemięźliwy, umiarkowany لږ مصرف كوونكى abstémio cumpătat умеренный striedmy vzdržen, zmeren uzdržljiv återhållsam, måttlig ตามอัตภาพ az yiyip az içen 有節制的 стриманий, помірний محتاط ، پر ہیز گار điều độ 节食的，适中的

abˈstemiously adverb

onthoudend بِاعْتِدَال فِي الطَعَّام въздържано sobriamente střídmě enthaltsam afholdent; mådeholdent με εγκράτεια sobriamente; moderadamente mõõdukalt پرهیزکارانه kohtuullisesti sobrementבצמצום संयमता suzdržljivo mértékletesen hemat hóflega sobriamente 節制して 절제하여 santūriai, saikingai atturīgi (ēst, dzert) dengan sederhana matigmåteholdent wstrzemięźliwie په ځان خوندى ساتنى سره sobriamente cumpătat умеренно striedmo zmerno uzdržano återhållsamt, måttligt อย่างพอประมาณ az yiyip az içerek 有所節制地 стримано, помірно محتاط طریقے سے một cách điều độ 节制地

abˈstemiousness noun

onthoudendheid إعْتِدَال فِي الطَعَّام въздръжание sobriedade střídmost die Enthaltsamkeit afholdenhed; mådehold εγκράτεια, αυτοσυγκράτησηsobriedad; moderación mõõdukus میانه روی kohtuullisuus sobriété הִסְתַּפּקוּת בְּמוּעָט संयमता suzdržavanje mértékletesség penghematan hófsemi sobrietà 節制 절제함 susilaikymas atturība (ēšanā, dzeršanā) keserderhanaan matigheidmåteholdwstrzemięźliwość لږ مصرف كونه sobriedade cumpătare умеренность striedmosť zmernost uzdržanost återhållsamhet, måttlighet อัตภาพ az yiyip az içme 節制 стриманість, помірність احتیاط ، پرہیز گاری sự điều độ 节制

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