10 Letter Words for Abstinence
abstinence
9 Letter Words for Abstinence
insectean, tenancies
8 Letter Words for Abstinence
ancients, bascinet, beaniest, beisance, betaines, cabinets, canniest, canteens, cineaste, enascent, enneatic, inescate, insectan, instance, nescient
7 Letter Words for Abstinence
abience, absence, acetine, acetins, anciens, ancient, aniente, bannets, banties, basenet, basinet, beanies, beastie, bencite, bennets, bennies, besaint, bescent, bestain, bestian, betaine, cabinet, caniest, canines, canteen, caseine, casinet, centena, cetanes, cineast, enceint, encinas, ensaint, ensient, entices, etesian, inanest, incants, incense, incents, insecta, intense, nancies, nascent, neatens, santene, scabine, scenite, senaite, senecan, sennite, sentine, stanine, stannic, tenaces, tennies
6 Letter Words for Abstinence
abcees, abient, absent, aceite, acetin, actine, actins, ancien, anenst, anetic, annect, annist, annite, antics, ascent, ascitb, ascite, bannet, bantin, basnet, basten, beanie, beaten, benets, bennes, bennet, bennie, bennis, besant, betain, betise, bienne, binate, bisect, cabins, canine, cannes, cannet, cannie, casein, casten, cebian, cebine, ceibas, ceinte, centai, centas, cetane, cinene, cistae, ctenes, enacts, enates, enatic, encase, encina, encist, eniacs, ensate, enseat, entice, enties, inanes, inbent, incant, incast, incent, incest, innate, innest, insane, insect, intens, nances, nastic, neanic, neaten, nenets, nentsi, nicene, nicest, nieces, sabine, sainte, sannie, santee, sateen, satine, scient, seance, sebait, sebate, secant, seitan, seiten, senate, seneca, sennet, sennit, sienna, sinnet, stance, steane, stenia, tannic, tenace, teniae, tenias, tennes, tennis, tinean, tineas, tisane
5 Letter Words for Abstinence
abcee, abets, abies, abnet, absee, absit, acies, acnes, actin, ainee, anent, anise, annet, annie, antes, antic, antis, atees, bacin, baits, bancs, banes, banns, bants, basic, basin, baste, basti, bates, batis, beans, beant, beast, beati, beats, beent, beest, beets, beice, beisa, benes, benet, benic, benin, benis, benne, benni, bents, besan, besat, beset, besin, besit, betas, betes, betis, bices, biens, bines, binna, bints, bites, btise, cabin, caese, cains, canes, canis, canns, canst, cants, caste, cates, cease, ceiba, ceint, cense, centi, cents, cesta, ceste, cesti, cetes, cetin, cines, cista, citee, cites, csnet, ctene, eaten, enact, enate, encia, enent, enets, eniac, ennia, entea, entia, entsi, esbat, estab, etens, etnas, ibsen, inact, inane, incan, incas, innet, insea, insee, inset, nabes, nabis, nance, nanes, nants, nates, neats, necia, neist, nenes, nenta, netes, niece, nines, nisan, sabin, saice, saine, saint, sanct, sanit, satin, scant, sceat, scena, scene, scent, scian, sebat, seine, sence, senit, senna, sente, senti, setae, siena, sient, since, snite, stain, stane, stean, steen, stein, stine, tabes, tabic, tabis, taces, tains, taise, tease, teens, teise, tenai, tenes, tenia, tenne, tense, tices, tiens, tinca, tinea, tines, tsine
4 Letter Words for Abstinence
abcs, abet, abit, aces, acne, acts, aine, ains, aint, aits, ance, anes, anet, anis, anne, anni, anns, ansi, ante, anti, ants, asci, asin, ates, atis, bacs, bact, baic, bain, bait, banc, bane, bani, bans, bant, base, bast, bate, bats, bean, beat, been, bees, beet, bein, bena, bene, beni, benn, bens, bent, besa, best, beta, bete, bets, bias, bice, bien, bine, bins, bint, bist, bite, bits, cabs, cain, cane, cann, cans, cant, case, cast, cate, cats, ceas, cees, cene, cens, cent, cest, cete, ceti, cine, cist, cite, cits, eans, ease, east, eats, eine, enes, ense, esca, esne, etas, eten, etic, etna, ices, inbe, inca, inne, inns, inst, inta, isba, isnt, itas, nabe, nabs, nace, naib, nain, nais, nane, nant, nasi, nast, nats, neat, nebe, nebn, nebs, neet, nein, nene, nese, nest, nete, neti, nets, nibs, nice, nies, nina, nine, nist, nits, nsec, sabe, saic, sain, sane, sant, sate, sati, scab, scan, scat, scet, sean, seat, sebe, sect, seen, seit, sena, sene, sent, seta, sian, sice, sien, sina, sine, sita, site, snab, sneb, snee, snib, snit, stab, sten, stib, stie, tabi, tabs, tace, taen, tain, tais, tane, tans, tean, teas, teca, teen, tees, tene, tens, tice, tics, tien, ties, tinc, tine, tins, tsia
3 Letter Words for Abstinence
abc, abn, abs, abt, ace, act, aes, ain, ais, ait, anc, ane, ann, ans, ant, asb, ase, ast, ate, bac, bae, bai, ban, bas, bat, bec, bee, ben, bes, bet, bin, bis, bit, bns, cab, cai, can, cat, cee, cen, cia, cie, cis, cit, cns, csi, cst, cte, ctn, cts, ean, eas, eat, ebn, ebs, ecb, ect, eec, een, enc, ene, ens, esc, ese, est, eta, etc, iba, ice, inc, inn, ins, int, ise, isn, ist, ita, its, nab, nae, nas, nat, nbe, nea, neb, nee, nei, net, nib, nie, nis, nit, nne, sab, sac, sai, san, sat, sbe, sci, sct, sea, sec, see, sei, sen, set, sib, sic, sie, sin, sit, sta, tab, tai, tan, tas, tbs, tea, tec, tee, ten, tes, tib, tic, tie, tin, tis, tsi
Definitions for Abstinence
[1] forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, especially from the use of alcoholic beverages: total abstinence.
[2] any self-restraint, self-denial, or forbearance.
[3] Economics . the conserving of current income in order to build up capital or savings.
[4] the state of being without a drug, as alcohol or heroin, on which one is dependent.
[5] the act or practice of refraining from some action or from the use of something, esp alcohol
[6] mainly RC Church the practice of refraining from specific kinds of food or drink, esp from meat, as an act of penance
Words related to Abstinence
frugality, moderation, chastity, self-restraint, fasting, temperance, sobriety, continence, soberness, renunciation, forbearance, abnegation, self-denial, self-control, teetotalism, avoidance, abstemiousness, asceticism, abstaining, refraining
Words nearby Abstinence
abstemious, abstention, abstentionism, abstergent, abstersive, abstinence, abstinence syndrome, abstinence theory, abstr., abstract, abstract algebra
Origin of Abstinence
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English word from Latin word abstinentia. See abstain, -ence
Words that may be confused with Abstinence
abstention, abstinence
Other words from Abstinence
ab·sti·nent , adjective
ab·sti·nent·ly , adverb
pro·ab·sti·nence , adjective
ab′ sti•nent adj.
Word origin for Abstinence
C13: via Old French from Latin abstinentia, from abstinēre to abstain
Synonyms for Abstinence
chastity, fasting, frugality, moderation, self-restraint, abnegation, abstemiousness, asceticism, avoidance, continence, forbearance, renunciation, self-control, self-denial, soberness, sobriety, teetotalism, temperance, abstaining, refraining
