abstemious

Etymology
From ; from, + , a root of  (possibly from ).

Adjective

 * 1) Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.
 * 2) Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
 * 3) Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
 * 4) Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.
 * 5)  Promotive of abstemiousness.
 * 1) Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
 * 2) Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
 * 3) Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.
 * 4)  Promotive of abstemiousness.
 * 1) Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
 * 2) Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.
 * 3)  Promotive of abstemiousness.
 * 1) Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.
 * 2)  Promotive of abstemiousness.
 * 1)  Promotive of abstemiousness.
 * 1)  Promotive of abstemiousness.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:moderate

Antonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:excessive
 * See also Thesaurus:excessive

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * Galician: abstemio, abstemia
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Latin: abstēmius
 * Russian:, ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:, ,


 * Bulgarian:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Galician: abstemio
 * Korean: 검소한, 절제하는
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,


 * Catalan:
 * Danish: afholdende
 * Dutch:
 * Galician: abstemio
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,