abstemiousness

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abstemiousness

/æbˈsti.mi.əs.nəs/ US
/əbˈsti.mi.əs.nəs/ US

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uncountable The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks. He was temperate in his meals and diversions, but always kept a little on this side of abstemiousness. Only in the use of the Indian weed he might be thought a little excessive.
Similar: abstentiousness, soberness

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@misc{abstemiousness_2026,
  title = {abstemiousness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abstemiousness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}