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abstinent.

abstinent or abstaining (refraining from indulgence)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

adj/abstɪˈnɛnt//apstɪˈnɛnt/

  1. abstinent or abstaining (refraining from indulgence)

    literary
    en abstinent heroinist

  2. experiencing withdrawal or withdrawal symptoms

    abstinente spedbarn
Where this word comes from

From Latin abstinēns (“abstraining, abstinent”), present participle of abstineō (“to withhold”), from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from teneō (“to hold, have, grasp”), from Proto-Italic *tenēō (“to hold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, extend”).

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