abstemiousness
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
abstemious + -ness
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
abstemiousness (uncountable)
- The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks. [First attested in the early 17th century.][1]
Usage notes[edit]
- It expresses a greater degree of abstinence than temperance.
Translations[edit]
austerity
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References[edit]
- ^ “abstemiousness” in Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 2002, ISBN 978-0-19-860457-0, page 9.
