abstinent
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/ˈæb.stɪ.nn̩t/
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/ˈæb.stɪ.nn̩t/ (US) · /ˈæb.stə.nn̩t/ (US)
Definition of abstinent
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite.
“Be abstinent; shew not the corruption of thy generation: he that feeds shall die”
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adj
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Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite.
“Be abstinent; shew not the corruption of thy generation: he that feeds shall die”
noun
- One who abstains; a faster.
- (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of Abstinent.
- (historical)One of a Christian sect that appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and practised abstinence from meat and sex.
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Etymology
First attested in the late 14th century as Middle English abstinent, abstynent, from Old French abstinent, from Latin abstinēns, present participle of abstineō. See abstain.
Words you can make from abstinent
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1 word7-letter words
14 words6-letter words
27 words- ABSENT 8 pts
- BANNET 8 pts
- BATTEN 8 pts
- BENNIS 8 pts
- BETTAS 8 pts
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- ANENST 6 pts
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- INSANE 6 pts
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5-letter words
61 words- ABETS 7 pts
- BAITS 7 pts
- BANES 7 pts
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- BASIN 7 pts
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- BATES 7 pts
- BATTS 7 pts
- BEANS 7 pts
- BEAST 7 pts
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- ANENT 5 pts
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- TESTA 5 pts
- TIANS 5 pts
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4-letter words
89 words- ABET 6 pts
- BAES 6 pts
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- BASE 6 pts
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- TABS 6 pts
- AINS 4 pts
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- TIAN 4 pts
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3-letter words
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