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ABSTINENT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages

Synonyms:

abstainer; abstinent; nondrinker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("abstinent" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abstinent"):

teetotaler; teetotalist; teetotaller (a total abstainer)

Derivation:

abstain (choose not to consume)

abstinent (self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink

Example:

not totally abstinent but abstemious

Synonyms:

abstentious; abstinent

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

abstemious (sparing in consumption of especially food and drink)

Derivation:

abstain (choose not to consume)

abstinence (act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite)

abstinence (the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol))

abstinent (a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages)

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