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ABSTEMIOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Moderation in eating and drinking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("abstemiousness" is a kind of...):
moderation; temperance (the trait of avoiding excesses)
Attribute:
abstemious (sparing in consumption of especially food and drink)
Derivation:
abstemious (sparing in consumption of especially food and drink)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Restricted to bare necessities
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("abstemiousness" is a kind of...):
exiguity; leanness; meagerness; meagreness; poorness; scantiness; scantness (the quality of being meager)
Derivation:
abstemious (marked by temperance in indulgence)
