abstinence
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
Types & categories
- self-denial hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
Types & categories
- self-control hypernym
- chastity hyponym
- temperance hyponym
- teetotaling hyponym
- fast hyponym
- inhibition hyponym
- sawm hyponym
Related & opposite
- abstinent derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | desist |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | abstinent |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | self-denial |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | abstinent |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | self-control |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | chastity |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | temperance |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | teetotaling |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | fast |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | inhibition |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | sawm |