abstinent

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English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Adjective

abstinent (comparative more abstinent, superlative most abstinent)

  1. Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
    Synonyms: abstemious, continent, temperate
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Beaumont and Fletcher to this entry?)
Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English abstinent (adjective form).

Noun

abstinent (plural abstinents)

  1. One who abstains; a faster. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
  2. (usually capitalized, religion, historical) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and believed in abstinence towards meat and sex.
Derived terms
terms derived from abstinent
Translations

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abstinent”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.

Catalan

Pronunciation

Adjective

abstinent m or f (masculine and feminine plural abstinents)

  1. abstinent

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. teetotaler (person who completely abstains from alcohol)

Antonyms

Further reading

French

Etymology

From Middle French abstinent, from Old French abstinent, borrowed from Latin abstinens, abstinentem.

Pronunciation

Adjective

abstinent (feminine abstinente, masculine plural abstinents, feminine plural abstinentes)

  1. abstinent, teetotal

Synonyms

Noun

abstinent m (plural abstinents, feminine abstinente)

  1. abstinent, teetotaler / teetotaller

Synonyms

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

abstinent (comparative abstinenter, superlative am abstinentesten)

  1. abstinent, teetotal

Declension

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Further reading

Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) abstinent

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of abstineō

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French abstinent.

Adjective

abstinent m (feminine singular abstinente, masculine plural abstinents, feminine plural abstinentes)

  1. abstinent

Descendants

  • French: abstinent

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abstinens, abstinentem.

Adjective

abstinent m (oblique and nominative feminine singular abstinent or abstinente)

  1. abstinent

Declension

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Declension of abstinent
Number Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Subject abstinens abstinente abstinent
Oblique abstinent abstinente abstinent
Plural Subject abstinent abstinentes abstinent
Oblique abstinents abstinentes abstinent

Descendants

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