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    ab·sti·nent
    /ˈabstənənt/

    adjective

    • 1. refraining from an activity or from the consumption of something, especially alcohol: "the patients are best advised to be totally abstinent from alcohol"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › abstinentAbstinent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable. … ate with a haste and an apparent relish, that seemed to betoken long abstinence from food. Walter Scott. 2. a. : habitual abstaining from intoxicating beverages. b. : abstention from sexual intercourse. abstinent.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishABSTINENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    completely avoiding something such as alcohol or sex: sexually abstinent. He has now been abstinent from alcohol for four years. Fewer examples. I choose to be abstinent and will wait to have sex until after I am married. He is totally abstinent at conferences because he wants to stay focused.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › abstinentAbstinent - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Someone who's abstinent is moderate and restrained, especially when it comes to consuming food and drink. A person who quits drinking alcohol completely is abstinent.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryABSTINENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    completely avoiding something such as alcohol or sex: sexually abstinent. He has now been abstinent from alcohol for four years. Fewer examples. I choose to be abstinent and will wait to have sex until after I am married. He is totally abstinent at conferences because he wants to stay focused.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › abstinent%20%20%C2%A0ABSTINENT Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Abstinent definition: practicing abstinence; refraining from any indulgence of a particular appetite, impulse, or desire, as from alcohol, sexual activity, social media, etc.. See examples of ABSTINENT used in a sentence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishABSTINENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. the act or practice of refraining from some action or from the use of something, esp alcohol. 2. mainly Roman Catholic Church. the practice of refraining from specific kinds of food or drink, esp from meat, as an act of penance. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'abstinent' in a sentence.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishabstinent adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of abstinent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › abstinentAbstinent Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Abstinent definition: Refraining from indulgence , especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious ; continent ; temperate . [First attested around 1350 to 1470.].

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › abstinentABSTINENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Abstinent definition: practicing abstinence; refraining from any indulgence of a particular appetite, impulse, or desire, as from alcohol, sexual activity, social media, etc.. See examples of ABSTINENT used in a sentence.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › abstinent_adjabstinent, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    abstinent is a borrowing from French; partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: French abstinent.