abstainmentn.

Brit.

/əbˈsteɪnm(ə)nt/,

/abˈsteɪnm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˌəbˈsteɪnm(ə)nt/,

/ˌæbˈsteɪnm(ə)nt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: abstain v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: < abstain v. + -ment suffix. Compare earlier abstaining n., abstention n., abstinence n.

Now rare.

The act, practice, or condition of refraining or keeping oneself from something; = abstaining n. Usually with from. Cf. abstention n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun]

abstinencea1382

sustaininga1382

refrenationa1500

forbearance1597

abstentiona1656

refrainment1713

abstainment1819

absistence1881

1819 New Monthly Mag. Aug. 73/1 There is in them [sc. Scott's novels], throughout,..an honourable abstainment from all libidinous language and indelicate allusions.

1859 Duke of Buckingham & Chandos Mem. Court George IV I. ii. 418 The abstainment on his part from all intrigue.

1917 E. Ferber Fanny Herself iii. 34 It is the custom..of Atonement Day fasters..to begin the evening meal, after the twenty-four hours of abstainment, with coffee and freshly-baked coffee cake.

1997 Econ. & Polit. Weekly 13 Sept. 2313/2 Dalits have..adopted ‘sanskritization’ reflected in the wearing of the sacred thread and abstainment from meat.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abstainment
释义	abstainmentn. Brit. /əbˈsteɪnm(ə)nt/, /abˈsteɪnm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌəbˈsteɪnm(ə)nt/, /ˌæbˈsteɪnm(ə)nt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: abstain v., -ment suffix. Etymology: < abstain v. + -ment suffix. Compare earlier abstaining n., abstention n., abstinence n. Now rare. The act, practice, or condition of refraining or keeping oneself from something; = abstaining n. Usually with from. Cf. abstention n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] abstinencea1382 sustaininga1382 refrenationa1500 forbearance1597 abstentiona1656 refrainment1713 abstainment1819 absistence1881 1819 New Monthly Mag. Aug. 73/1 There is in them [sc. Scott's novels], throughout,..an honourable abstainment from all libidinous language and indelicate allusions. 1859 Duke of Buckingham & Chandos Mem. Court George IV I. ii. 418 The abstainment on his part from all intrigue. 1917 E. Ferber Fanny Herself iii. 34 It is the custom..of Atonement Day fasters..to begin the evening meal, after the twenty-four hours of abstainment, with coffee and freshly-baked coffee cake. 1997 Econ. & Polit. Weekly 13 Sept. 2313/2 Dalits have..adopted ‘sanskritization’ reflected in the wearing of the sacred thread and abstainment from meat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1819
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