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The meaning of Abstinent

Abstinent – definition

adjective

Refraining from an activity or from the consumption of something, especially alcohol.

Usage examples:

The patients are best advised to be totally abstinent from alcohol
adjective

Completely avoiding something such as alcohol or sex

Usage examples:

Sexually abstinent, he has now been abstinent from alcohol for four years.

Abstinent translation into English

Abstinent: translate from English into Chinese

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禁欲

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Abstinent, Matig, Zich onthoudend

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Abstinent, Sobre

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Abstinent, Enthaltsam

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संयमी, उपवास करनेवाला, अमत्त, मिताहारी, परहेज़गार

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Astinente, Sobrio

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금욕, 절제하는, 금욕적인

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Воздерживающийся, Воздержанный, Умеренный, Непьющий, Умеренный человек, Постящийся, Трезвый

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Abstinente

Word origin

late Middle English: via Old French from Latin abstinent- ‘abstaining’, from the verb abstinere (see abstain).

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Abstinent – similar words

abstinency

noun

The quality or fact of being abstinent; the habit or practice of abstaining from food, pleasure, etc.

noun

An act of abstaining; (occasionally) specifically a fast.

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abstinence

noun

The practice of restraining oneself from indulging in something, typically alcohol or sex.

Usage examples:

I started drinking again after six years of abstinence
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