abstemiousness

ab·ste·mi·ous

A0028500 (ăb-stē′mē-əs, əb-)adj.1. Eating and drinking in moderation.2. Characterized by abstinence or moderation: an abstemious way of life.

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[From Latin abstēmius : abs-, ab-, away; see ab-¹ + *tēmum, liquor, variant of tēmētum.]

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ab·ste′mi·ous·ly adv.ab·ste′mi·ous·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	abstemiousness - restricted to bare necessities exiguity, leanness, meagerness, meagreness, scantiness, scantness, poorness - the quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot
	2.	abstemiousness - moderation in eating and drinking temperance, moderation - the trait of avoiding excesses

abstemiousness

noun temperance, restraint, austerity, moderation, plain or simple living, self-control, abstinence, self-discipline, sobriety, continence, self-denial, self-restraint, forbearance, asceticism, frugality self-discipline, abstemiousness and family values
excess, drunkenness, self-indulgence, incontinence, gluttony, dissipation

Translations

节制

abstemious

(əbˈstiːmiəs) adjective taking little food, drink etc. She was being very abstemious as she was trying to lose weight; an abstemious young man. 有節制的 节食的，适中的 abˈstemiously adverb 有所節制地 节制地abˈstemiousness noun 節制 节制