"teetotal" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /tiːˈtəʊtəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-teetotal.wav Forms: more teetotal [comparative], most teetotal [superlative]
Etymology: From total, the reduplicated tee acts as an intensifier, hence T-total. First use appears around the late 17th century. See cite below. Head templates: {{en-adj}} teetotal (comparative more teetotal, superlative most teetotal)
  1. Abstinent from alcohol; never drinking alcohol. Categories (topical): Drinking Synonyms: on the wagon, straightedge Translations (abstinent from alcohol): въздържателен (vǎzdǎržatelen) (Bulgarian), karske (Estonian), raivoraitis (Finnish), abstinent (French), gänzlich enthaltsam (German), völlig abstinent (German), astemio (Italian), 滴酒不沾的 (Mandarin), тре́звенник (trézvennik) [masculine] (Russian), тре́звенница (trézvennica) [feminine] (Russian), abstemio (Spanish), temperante (Spanish), aguado [masculine] (Spanish), llwyrymwrthodol (Welsh), dirwestol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-teetotal-en-adj-GuPK0t2n Disambiguation of Drinking: 32 22 0 35 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 4 1 43 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 7 0 37 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 3 0 45 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 34 6 2 31 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 33 4 2 36 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 32 5 2 33 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 34 6 3 31 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 33 6 0 32 28 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 7 3 31 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 36 4 0 34 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 35 6 3 31 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 36 4 0 34 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 32 4 0 39 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 34 6 0 33 28 Disambiguation of 'abstinent from alcohol': 93 7 0
  2. Opposed to the drinking of alcohol. Categories (topical): Drinking Translations (opposed to the drinking of alcohol): raivoraitis (Finnish), abstemio (Spanish), llwyrymwrthodol (Welsh), dirwestol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-teetotal-en-adj-L0GlKEBl Disambiguation of Drinking: 32 22 0 35 12 Disambiguation of 'opposed to the drinking of alcohol': 9 91 0
  3. (dated, emphatic) Total. Tags: dated, emphatic Translations (total): total (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-teetotal-en-adj-7J94mlk1 Disambiguation of 'total': 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: teetotaller, teetotaler, teetotally, teetotalling, teetotalism Related terms: abstain, temperance

Noun [English]

IPA: /tiːˈtəʊtəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-teetotal.wav Forms: teetotals [plural]
Etymology: From total, the reduplicated tee acts as an intensifier, hence T-total. First use appears around the late 17th century. See cite below. Head templates: {{en-noun}} teetotal (plural teetotals)
  1. One who abstains from drinking alcohol. Categories (topical): Drinking Synonyms: teetotaler, pioneer
    Sense id: en-teetotal-en-noun-yQiaHfwO Disambiguation of Drinking: 32 22 0 35 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 4 1 43 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 7 0 37 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 4 0 48 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 3 0 45 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 34 6 2 31 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 33 4 2 36 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 32 5 2 33 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 34 6 3 31 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 33 6 0 32 28 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 7 3 31 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 36 4 0 34 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 35 6 3 31 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 36 4 0 34 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 32 4 0 39 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 34 6 0 33 28

Verb [English]

IPA: /tiːˈtəʊtəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-teetotal.wav Forms: teetotals [present, singular, third-person], teetotaling [participle, present], teetotaled [participle, past], teetotaled [past]
Etymology: From total, the reduplicated tee acts as an intensifier, hence T-total. First use appears around the late 17th century. See cite below. Head templates: {{en-verb}} teetotal (third-person singular simple present teetotals, present participle teetotaling, simple past and past participle teetotaled)
  1. (intransitive, uncommon) To advocate or practice the total abstinence from alcohol. Tags: intransitive, uncommon Categories (topical): Drinking Translations (Translations): въздържател (vǎzdǎržatel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), afholdsmand [common-gender] (Danish)
    Sense id: en-teetotal-en-verb-C1tTx1rD Disambiguation of Drinking: 32 22 0 35 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 4 1 43 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 7 0 37 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 3 0 45 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 34 6 2 31 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 33 4 2 36 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 32 5 2 33 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 34 6 3 31 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 33 6 0 32 28 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 7 3 31 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 36 4 0 34 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 35 6 3 31 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 36 4 0 34 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 32 4 0 39 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 34 6 0 33 28

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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