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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ab•sti•nence /ˈæbstənəns/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the keeping of oneself from enjoyment of something:abstinence from alcohol.
ab•sti•nent, adj. See -ten-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ab•sti•nence (ab′stə nəns),USA pronunciation n. - forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, esp. from the use of alcoholic beverages:total abstinence.
- any self-restraint, self-denial, or forbearance.
- Business[Econ.]the conserving of current income in order to build up capital or savings.
- Psychiatrythe state of being without a drug, as alcohol or heroin, on which one is dependent.
Also, ab′sti•nen•cy. - Latin abstinentia. See abstain, -ence
- Middle English 1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged abstemiousness, sobriety, teetotalism.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: abstinence /ˈæbstɪnəns/ n - the act or practice of refraining from some action or from the use of something, esp alcohol
Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French from Latin abstinentia, from abstinēre to abstainˈabstinent adj |