Dictionary Entry
abstinence
abstinence is a 10-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act or practice of abstaining; voluntary forbearance of any action, especially the refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or from customary gratifications of animal or sensual propensities. Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating beverages, -- called also total abstinence. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The act or practice of abstaining; voluntary forbearance of any action, especially the refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or from customary gratifications of animal or sensual propensities. Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating beverages, -- called also total abstinence.
- 2noun
The practice of self-denial by depriving one's self of certain kinds of food or drink, especially of meat.
- 3noun
act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
- 4noun
the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
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