teetotal

Meaning

Adj

1. Abstinent from alcohol; never drinking alcohol.
2. Opposed to the drinking of alcohol.
3. (dated, emphatic) Total.

Noun

One who abstains from drinking alcohol.

Verb

To advocate or practice the total abstinence from alcohol.

Opposite of

alcoholic, dipsomaniac, drunkard

Synonyms

dry

abstain

abstinent

sober

absolutistic

antialcoholic

Translations

abstinent

αντιαλκολικός

abstemio

enthaltsam

tamamen

antialcoolique

sec

sécher

astemio

total

temperante

bütün bütün

يمتنع عن الخمور

Yeşilaycı

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tiːˈtəʊtəl/

Etymology

From total, the reduplicated tee acts as an intensifier, hence T-total. First use appears in 1834.