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Abstinent - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'Abstinent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Abstinent [ a.]
- Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate.
2 . Abstinent [ n.]
- One who abstains.
- One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3d century.

Meaning of 'Abstinent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . abstinent [ s]
Meaning (1):
- self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink
Example in sentence:
  • not totally abstinent but abstemious