Definition of abstemiousness Abstemiousness

ab•ste•mi•ous•ness

We found 4 definitions of abstemiousness from 3 different sources.

What does abstemiousness mean?

Noun Plural: abstemiousnesses
abstemiousness - moderation in eating and drinking
		temperance, moderation the act of tempering
abstemiousness - restricted to bare necessities
		exiguity, meagerness, meagreness, scantiness, scantness, leanness, poorness the quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot

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abstemiousness (n.)
The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing in the use of food and strong drinks. It expresses a greater degree of abstinence than temperance.