Defenition of the word abstinence

• Defenition of the word abstinence

  • The voluntary forbearance of any action, especially the refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or from customary gratifications of animal or sensual propensities.
  • act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
  • the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)

Synonyms for the word abstinence

• • abstention
  • asceticism
  • moderation
  • self-denial
  • self-discipline
  • self-restraint

Similar words in the abstinence

• • abstinence
  • abstinence's

Hyponyms for the word abstinence

• • celibacy
  • chastity
  • fast
  • fasting
  • inhibition
  • sawm
  • sexual abstention
  • sobriety
  • suppression
  • teetotaling
  • teetotalism
  • temperance

Hypernyms for the word abstinence

• • control
  • controlling
  • self-control
  • self-denial
  • self-discipline

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