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Vinony

abstemiousness

noun

  1. quality/fact of being abstemious (especially in eating/drinking)
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Pronunciation: /æbˈsti.mi.əs.nəs/ / /əbˈsti.mi.əs.nəs/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English abstemious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English abstemiousness From abstemious + -ness.

  1. 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.”