abstemious

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.
2. Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
3. Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
4. Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.
5. (rare) Promotive of abstemiousness.

Concepten

sober

matig

bezadigd

nuchter

stemmig

karig

abstinent

frugaal

Tegenovergesteld aan

extravagant, squandering, frugal, stingy

Synoniemen

temperate

abstinent

moderate

light

abstentious

sober

passable

reasonable

self-contained

self-restrained

sparing

staid

teetotaller

thrifty

tolerable

self-controlled

eating little

pi ous

self-restraining

ascetic

buttoned-up

devout

economical

modest

Vertalingen

abstemio

abstemi

sobre

enthaltsam

astinente

moderato

sobrio

tempérant

astemio

abstinent

frugale

sobrio

mäßig

frugal

abstinent

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/æbˈstiː.mɪ.əs/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Latin abstēmius (“abstaining from wine”); from ab, abs (“from”) + tēmus, a root of tēmētum (“intoxicating drink, especially strong mead or wine”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *temH- (“dark (referring to the colour of wine)”)) + -ous.