Associations to the word «Abstemiousness»
Adjective
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Wiktionary
ABSTEMIOUSNESS, noun. The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
Dictionary definition
ABSTEMIOUSNESS, noun. Restricted to bare necessities.
ABSTEMIOUSNESS, noun. Moderation in eating and drinking.
Wise words
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry
and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.