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单词 self-denying
释义

self-denying

adjective

self-de·​ny·​ing ˌself-di-ˈnī-iŋ How to pronounce self-denying (audio)
: showing self-denial
self-denyingly
ˌself-di-ˈnī-iŋ-lē How to pronounce self-denying (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

  • abstemious
  • abstentious
  • abstinent
  • continent
  • self-abnegating
  • sober
  • temperate
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Word History

First Known Use

1630, in the meaning defined above

self-denying

adjective

as in ascetic
given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites found the self-denying life of the monks at the monastery unexpectedly appealing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • ascetic
  • ascetical
  • abstemious
  • self-abnegating
  • temperate
  • abstinent
  • continent
  • abstentious
  • sober
  • austere
  • disciplined
  • self-disciplined
  • self-controlled
  • self-governed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • gluttonous
  • greedy
  • sensual
  • voracious
  • rapacious
  • hedonistic
  • self-indulgent
  • voluptuous
  • sybaritic
  • self-pleasing
  • onanistic
  • voluptuary
  • masturbatory
  • Cyrenaic
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