What it means
- (adjective) Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.
- (adjective) Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
- (adjective) Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
- (adjective) Marked by, or spent in, abstinence. “an abstemious life”
- (adjective) Promotive of abstemiousness.
Antonyms
Letter analysis
- Abstemious contains 10 letters: 5 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 9 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 14.
Related words
Other 10-letter words
- abandoning
- abbreviate
- abdicating
- abdication
- abductions
- aberration
- abhorrence
- abjuration
- abnegating
- abnegation
- abnormally
- abolishing
- abominable
- abominably
- abominated
- abominates
- aboriginal
- aborigines
Words starting with ABS
- abscess
- abscessed
- abscesses
- abscessing
- abscissa
- abscissae
- abscissas
- abscond
- absconded
- absconding
- absconds
- absence
- absences
- absent
- absented
- absentee
- absenteeism
- absentees
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Words ending with OUS
Sub-words
- mousiest
- busiest
- submits
- abuses
- amuses
- assume
- autism
- basest
- bastes
- beasts
- besoms
- besots
- biases
- boasts
- busies
- emboss
- imbues
- misuse
- mouses
- mousse
- obtuse
- siesta
- smites
- steams
- submit
- subset
- suites
- tissue
- abets
- about
- abuse
- abuts
- amiss
- amuse
- asset
- atoms
- autos
- baits
- bases
- basis
- bassi
- basso
- baste
- bates
- beams
- beast
- beats
- beaus
- besom
- besot
- bests
- betas
- bites
- boast
- boats
- bouts
- buses
- busts
- emits
Common questions
What does Abstemious mean?
Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.
How many letters are in Abstemious?
Abstemious has 10 letters.
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