HyperDic: abstemiousness

English > 2 senses of the word abstemiousness:
NOUNattributeabstemiousnessrestricted to bare necessities
attributeabstemiousnessmoderation in eating and drinking / drinking
English > abstemiousness: 2 senses > noun 1, attribute
Meaningrestricted to bare necessities.
Broadermeagerness, meagreness, leanness, poorness, scantiness, scantness, exiguityThe quality of being meager
Adjectivesabstemiousmarked by temperance in indulgence
English > abstemiousness: 2 senses > noun 2, attribute
Meaningmoderation in eating and drinking / drinking.
Attributesabstemioussparing in consumption of especially food and drink
Broadertemperance, moderationThe trait of avoiding / avoiding excesses
Spanishabstinencia
Catalanabstinència
Adjectivesabstemioussparing in consumption of especially food and drink

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