English Explanatory Dictionary

abstinent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite.
noun
  1. One who abstains; a faster.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Abstinent.
noun
  1. One of a Christian sect that appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and practised abstinence from meat and sex.

Pronunciation

/ˈæb.stɪ.nn̩t/ /ˈæb.stə.nn̩t/ en-us-abstinent.ogg

Word forms

abstinent more abstinent most abstinent abstinents

Etymology

First attested in the late 14th century as Middle English abstinent, abstynent, from Old French abstinent, from Latin abstinēns, present participle of abstineō. See abstain.

Synonyms

abstemious continent temperate abstentious abstinent sober spareful

Related words

abstinence abstinency

Derived words

abstinently nonabstinent abstinential fapstinent
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