abstinent

See also: Abstinent

English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.stɪ.nn̩t/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.stə.nn̩t/
  • (file)

Etymology 1

First attested in the late 14th century. From Middle English, borrowed from Old French abstinent, from Latin abstinēns, present participle of abstineō. See abstain

Adjective

abstinent (comparative more abstinent, superlative most abstinent)

  1. Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
    Synonyms: abstemious, continent, temperate
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Beaumont and Fletcher to this entry?)
Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English abstinent (adjective form).

Noun

abstinent (plural abstinents)

  1. One who abstains; a faster. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
  2. (usually capitalized, religion, historical) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and believed in abstinence towards meat and sex.
Derived terms
Translations

References

  1. “abstinent” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /əps.tiˈnent/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /əps.tiˈnen/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /aps.tiˈnent/

Adjective

abstinent (masculine and feminine plural abstinents)

  1. abstinent

Czech

Noun

abstinent m

  1. teetotaler (person who completely abstains from alcohol)

Antonyms

Further reading

  • abstinent in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • abstinent in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

French

Etymology

From Middle French abstinent, from Old French abstinent, borrowed from Latin abstinens, abstinentem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ap.sti.nɑ̃/

Adjective

abstinent (feminine singular abstinente, masculine plural abstinents, feminine plural abstinentes)

  1. abstinent, teetotal

Synonyms

Noun

abstinent m (plural abstinents, feminine abstinente)

  1. abstinent, teetotaler / teetotaller

Synonyms

Further reading


German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apstiˈnɛnt/
  • (file)

Adjective

abstinent (comparative abstinenter, superlative am abstinentesten)

  1. abstinent, teetotal

Declension

Further reading


Latin

Verb

abstinent

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of abstineō

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French abstinent.

Adjective

abstinent m (feminine singular abstinente, masculine plural abstinents, feminine plural abstinentes)

  1. abstinent

Descendants


Old French

Alternative forms

  • abstenent

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abstinens, abstinentem.

Adjective

abstinent m (oblique and nominative feminine singular abstinent or abstinente)

  1. abstinent

Declension

Descendants

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