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ABSTINENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
Synonyms:
abstainer; abstinent; nondrinker
Classified under:
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:
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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