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- Dictionaryabstinent/ˈabstɪnənt/
adjective
- 1. refraining from an activity or from the consumption of something, especially alcohol: "the patients are best advised to be totally abstinent from alcohol"
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completely avoiding something such as alcohol or sex: sexually abstinent. He has now been abstinent from alcohol for four years. Fewer examples. I choose to be abstinent and will wait to have sex until after I am married. He is totally abstinent at conferences because he wants to stay focused.
1. : the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable. … ate with a haste and an apparent relish, that seemed to betoken long abstinence from food. Walter Scott. 2. a. : habitual abstaining from intoxicating beverages. b. : abstention from sexual intercourse. abstinent.
Abstinent definition: practicing abstinence; refraining from any indulgence of a particular appetite, impulse, or desire, as from alcohol, sexual activity, social media, etc.. See examples of ABSTINENT used in a sentence.
Definition of abstinent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
completely avoiding something such as alcohol or sex: sexually abstinent. He has now been abstinent from alcohol for four years. Fewer examples. I choose to be abstinent and will wait to have sex until after I am married. He is totally abstinent at conferences because he wants to stay focused.
Someone who's abstinent is moderate and restrained, especially when it comes to consuming food and drink. A person who quits drinking alcohol completely is abstinent.
Define abstinent. abstinent synonyms, abstinent pronunciation, abstinent translation, English dictionary definition of abstinent. n. The act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite or desire, especially for alcoholic drink or sexual intercourse. ab′sti·nent adj....
