Sinonim abstinence

English Thesaurus

1. act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite (noun.act)

hypernym	:	self-control, self-denial, self-discipline,
definition	:	the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses (noun.act)

hyponym	:	celibacy, chastity, sexual abstention,
definition	:	abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	sobriety, temperance,
definition	:	abstaining from excess (noun.act)

hyponym	:	teetotaling, teetotalism,
definition	:	abstaining from alcohol (noun.act)

hyponym	:	fast, fasting,
definition	:	abstaining from food (noun.act)

hyponym	:	inhibition, suppression,
definition	:	(psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires (noun.act)

hyponym	:	sawm,
definition	:	the third pillar of Islam is fasting (primarily during the month of Ramadan); Muslims abstain from food and drink and gambling and all sensuous pleasures from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan (noun.cognition)

2. the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol) (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	self-denial, self-discipline,
definition	:	the trait of practicing self discipline (noun.attribute)

3. act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite (noun.act)

derivation	:	abstentious, abstinent,
definition	:	self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink (adj.all)

4. the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	abstain, desist, refrain,
definition	:	choose not to consume (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	abstentious, abstinent,
definition	:	self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink (adj.all)

5. act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite (noun.act)

derivation	:	abstentious, abstinent,
definition	:	self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink (adj.all)

6. the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	abstain, desist, refrain,
definition	:	choose not to consume (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	abstentious, abstinent,
definition	:	self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink (adj.all)