different between abstinent vs abstention

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?æb.st?.nn?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æb.st?.nn?t/

Etymology 1

First attested in the late 14th century as Middle English abstinent, abstynent, from Old French abstinent, from Latin abstin?ns, present participle of abstine?. See abstain.

Adjective

abstinent (comparative more abstinent, superlative most abstinent)

1. Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

   Synonyms: abstemious, continent, temperate

   • Be abstinent; shew not the corruption of thy generation: he that feeds shall die

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:moderate

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English abstinent (adjective form).

Noun

abstinent (plural abstinents)

1. One who abstains; a faster. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
2. (usually capitalized, religion, historical) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and believed in abstinence towards meat and sex.

Derived terms

Related terms

• abstinence
• abstinency

Translations

References

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /?ps.ti?nent/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?ps.ti?nen/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /aps.ti?nent/

Adjective

abstinent (masculine and feminine plural abstinents)

1. abstinent

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?apst?n?nt]

Noun

abstinent m

1. teetotaler (person who completely abstains from alcohol)

Antonyms

• pijan

Related terms

• See tenor

Further reading

• abstinent in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• abstinent in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

French

Etymology

From Middle French abstinent, from Old French abstinent, borrowed from Latin abstinens, abstinentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ap.sti.n??/

Adjective

abstinent (feminine singular abstinente, masculine plural abstinents, feminine plural abstinentes)

1. abstinent, teetotal

Synonyms

• abstème

Noun

abstinent m (plural abstinents, feminine abstinente)

1. abstinent, teetotaler / teetotaller

Synonyms

• abstème
• néphaliste

Related terms

• abstinence
• abstenir

Further reading

• “abstinent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apsti?n?nt/

Adjective

abstinent (comparative abstinenter, superlative am abstinentesten)

1. abstinent, teetotal

Declension

Related terms

• Abstinenz
• Abstinenzler

Further reading

• “abstinent” in Duden online

Latin

Verb

abstinent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of abstine?

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French abstinent.

Adjective

abstinent m (feminine singular abstinente, masculine plural abstinents, feminine plural abstinentes)

1. abstinent

Descendants

• French: abstinent

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin abstin?ns (“abstaining, abstinent”), present participle of abstine? (“abstain”), from ab- (“away from”) +? tene? (“hold; restrain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abst??n?nt/, /apst??n?nt/
• Rhymes: -?nt
• Hyphenation: ab?sti?nent

Adjective

abstinent (neuter singular abstinent, definite singular and plural abstinente, comparative mer abstinent, superlative mest abstinent)

1. (literary) abstinent or abstaining (refraining from indulgence)

   en abstinent heroinist

   an abstinent heroin addict

   Synonym: avholdende

2. describing someone with withdrawal or withdrawal symptoms

Related terms

• abstinens (“abstinence”)
• abstinenssymptom (“withdrawal symptom”)
• abstinere (“abstain”)

References

• “abstinent” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “abstinent” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “abstinent” in Store norske leksikon

Old French

Alternative forms

• abstenent

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abstinens, abstinentem.

Adjective

abstinent m (oblique and nominative feminine singular abstinent or abstinente)

1. abstinent

Declension

Descendants

• ? Middle English: abstinent
  • English: abstinent
• Middle French: abstinent
  • French: abstinent

Romanian

Etymology

From French abstinent

Noun

abstinent m (plural abstinen?i)

1. abstinent

Declension

English

Etymology

First attested in 1521. Borrowed from French abstention, from Late Latin abst?nti? from Latin abstin?? (“withhold, to abstain”)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b?st?n.?n?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æb?st?n.?n?/, /?b?st?n.?n?/, /æb?st?n.t??n?/, /?b?st?n.t??n?/

Noun

abstention (countable and uncountable, plural abstentions)

1. (obsolete) The act of restraining oneself. [Attested from the early 16^th century until the med 17^th century.]
2. The act of abstaining; a holding aloof; refraining from. [First attested in the early 17^th century.]
3. The act of declining to vote on a particular issue. [First attested in the late 19^th century.]
4. Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.

Derived terms

• abstentious

Translations

See also

• abstinence

References

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin abstenti?, abstenti?nem, from Latin abstentus, from abstine?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ap.st??.sj??/

Noun

abstention f (plural abstentions)

1. abstention

Related terms

• abstenir
• abstinence

Further reading

• “abstention” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).