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abstinent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | abstentious |
| Derivation | abstain, abstinence |
not totally abstinent but abstemious.
abstinent::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | abstainer, nondrinker |
| Type of | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul |
| Has types | teetotaler, teetotalist, teetotaller |
| Derivation | abstain |
Examples of abstinent
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Even batsmen as abstinent as Dravid cannot resist a tempting morsel eventually.
From the telegraph.co.uk
They had been abstinent, however, an average of about five weeks when studied.
From the sciencedaily.com
Their moods were clearly brightest at the checkups when they were abstinent.
From the sciencedaily.com
The participants in the rehabilitation program were abstinent for four to eight weeks.
From the healthland.time.com
Overall, the percentage of days abstinent tripled, from 25 to 73 percent during treatment.
From the sciencedaily.com
Smokers who perceive greater risks are more likely to try to quit and to remain abstinent.
From the sciencedaily.com
If they remain abstinent for two months, they will complete the study.
From the sciencedaily.com
Brain serotonin transporter density and aggression in abstinent methamphetamine abusers.
From the nature.com
After ten years, 60% had become completely abstinent and 40% remained occasional users.
From the economist.com
- Abstainer: a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
- Self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink; "not totally abstinent but abstemious"
- (abstinence) the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
- (abstinence) act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
- (Abstinents) Abstinence is a voluntary restraint from indulging in bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure. Most frequently, the term refers to abstention from sexual intercourse, alcohol or food. ...
- (Abstinence(band)) Abstinence is an experimental industrial music project founded in 1985 in Belmar, NJ, now based in Brooklyn. Its sound ranges from bombastic to noise, ambient soundtrack to industrial music and uses video/audio dialog and sound samples.
- (The Abstinence) "The Abstinence" is the 143rd episode of the American sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 9th episode for the 8th season. It was originally broadcast on the NBC network on November 21, 1996.
- One who abstains; One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3d century; Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate. - Beaumont and Fletcher
- (abstinently) With abstinence
