"abstinent" meaning in English

See abstinent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈæb.stɪ.nn̩t/ [US], /ˈæb.stə.nn̩t/ [US] Audio: en-us-abstinent.ogg Forms: more abstinent [comparative], most abstinent [superlative]
Etymology: First attested in the late 14th century as Middle English abstinent, abstynent, from Old French abstinent, from Latin abstinēns, present participle of abstineō. See abstain. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|abstinent}} Middle English abstinent, {{der|en|fro|abstinent}} Old French abstinent, {{der|en|la|abstinēns}} Latin abstinēns Head templates: {{en-adj}} abstinent (comparative more abstinent, superlative most abstinent)
  1. Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite. Synonyms: abstemious, continent, temperate, abstemious Derived forms: abstinently, nonabstinent Translations (refraining from indulgence): ժուժկալ (žužkal) (Armenian), въздържан (vǎzdǎržan) (Bulgarian), умерен (umeren) (Bulgarian), abstinent (Catalan), zich onthoudend (Dutch), matig (Dutch), bescheiden (Dutch), sober (Dutch), pidättyväinen (Finnish), abstinent (english: mostly when referring to alcohol or smoking) (German), enthaltsam (english: sexually abstinent, celibate) (German), εγκρατής (egkratís) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), λιτοδίαιτος (litodíaitos) [masculine] (Greek), νηστευτής (nisteftís) [masculine] (Greek), absztinens (Hungarian), 禁欲 (kinyoku) (Japanese), abstinax (Latin), atturēties (Latvian), abstinent (Norwegian Bokmål), avholdende (Norwegian Bokmål), wstrzemięźliwy (Polish), abstinente (Portuguese), abstinente (Spanish), aulaikingas (Sudovian)
    Sense id: en-abstinent-en-adj-PDE4h-LC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Sudovian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 38 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 36 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 26 34 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈæb.stɪ.nn̩t/ [US], /ˈæb.stə.nn̩t/ [US] Audio: en-us-abstinent.ogg Forms: abstinents [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English abstinent (adjective form). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|abstinent}} Middle English abstinent Head templates: {{en-noun}} abstinent (plural abstinents)
  1. One who abstains; a faster. Categories (topical): People Translations (one who abstains): abstinent [masculine] (Dutch), onthouder [masculine] (Dutch), pidättyjä (Finnish), paastoaja (Finnish), Abstinenzler [masculine, often, pejorative] (German), absztinens (Hungarian), avholdsmann (english: alcohol) [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), avholdskvinne (english: alcohol) [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), avholdsbolt (english: alcohol) [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), abstynent (note: often associated with alcohol) [masculine, person] (Polish), abstinente [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese)
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  2. Alternative letter-case form of Abstinent Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Abstinent
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: abstinential, fapstinent Related terms: abstinence, abstinency
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "refraining from indulgence",
      "word": "ժուժկալ"
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      "sense": "refraining from indulgence",
      "word": "въздържан"
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      "word": "умерен"
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      "word": "abstinent"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "refraining from indulgence",
      "word": "zich onthoudend"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "refraining from indulgence",
      "word": "matig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "refraining from indulgence",
      "word": "bescheiden"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "refraining from indulgence",
      "word": "sober"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "refraining from indulgence",
      "word": "pidättyväinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "word": "abstinent"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "sexually abstinent, celibate",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "refraining from indulgence",
      "word": "enthaltsam"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "refraining from indulgence",
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "refraining from indulgence",
      "word": "absztinens"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "kinyoku",
      "sense": "refraining from indulgence",
      "word": "禁欲"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "refraining from indulgence",
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      "sense": "refraining from indulgence",
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      "sense": "refraining from indulgence",
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      "sense": "refraining from indulgence",
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    },
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      "word": "abstinente"
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      "code": "xsv",
      "lang": "Sudovian",
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      "word": "aulaikingas"
    }
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      "sense": "one who abstains",
      "word": "absztinens"
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      "sense": "one who abstains",
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "note": "often associated with alcohol",
      "sense": "one who abstains",
      "tags": [
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        "person"
      ],
      "word": "abstynent"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "one who abstains",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "abstinente"
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}

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