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Abstemiousness

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the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The quality or habit of being temperate, especially in the use of food and drink.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. moderation in eating and drinking

n. restricted to bare necessities

Word Usage

"The fact is that I am a little overfed; but the stranger in the tropics cannot eat like a native, and my abstemiousness is a surprise."

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Words that are more generic or abstract

moderation temperance scantiness poorness scantness

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Words that are found in similar contexts

continence self-affirmation ordinariness soberness industry