abstemiousness

noun
/æbˈsti.mi.əs.nəs/US

Etymology

From abstemious + -ness.

  1. derived from *temH-
  2. derived from abstēmius
  3. suffixed as abstemiousness — “abstemious + ness

Definitions

  1. The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food…

    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.

The neighborhood

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