abstinence (n)

n01068773

type n
lex_filenum 04
def act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
Outgoing links
Hypernym self-denial, self-discipline, self-control
Derivationally related form abstinence → abstinent
Hyponym chastity, celibacy, sexual abstention; sobriety, temperance; teetotaling, teetotalism; fast, fasting; inhibition, suppression; sawm
Incoming links
Derivationally related form abstinent → abstinence
Hypernym chastity, celibacy, sexual abstention; sobriety, temperance; teetotaling, teetotalism; fast, fasting; inhibition, suppression; sawm
Hyponym self-denial, self-discipline, self-control

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