abstinence

abstinence has 4 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 10.

Definitions

• n.. 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.
• n.. The practice of self-denial by depriving one's self of certain kinds of food or drink, especially of meat.
• n.. act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
• n.. the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)