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Meaning of "abstinent" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ABSTINENT

abstinent  [ˈæbstɪnənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABSTINENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Abstinent is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ABSTINENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

abstinent

Abstinence

Abstinence is a self-enforced restraint from indulging in bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure. Most frequently, the term refers to sexual abstinence, or abstinence from alcohol or food. The practice can arise from religious prohibitions and practical considerations. Abstinence may also refer to drugs. For example you can abstain from smoking. Abstinence has diverse forms. Commonly it refers to a temporary or partial abstinence from food, as in fasting. In the twelve-step program of Overeaters Anonymous abstinence is the term for refraining from compulsive eating, akin in meaning to sobriety for alcoholics. Because the regimen is intended to be a conscious act, freely chosen to enhance life, abstinence is sometimes distinguished from the psychological mechanism of repression. The latter is an unconscious state, having unhealthy consequences. Freud termed the channeling of sexual energies into other more culturally or socially acceptable activities, "sublimation".

Definition of abstinent in the English dictionary

The definition of abstinent in the dictionary is of or relating to abstinence.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ABSTINENT


agglutinant
əˈɡluːtɪnənt
appertinent
æˈpɜːtɪnənt
appurtenant
əˈpɜːtɪnənt
conglutinant
kənˈɡluːtɪnənt
contaminant
kənˈtæmɪnənt
continent
ˈkɒntɪnənt
determinant
dɪˈtɜːmɪnənt
dominant
ˈdɒmɪnənt
eminent
ˈɛmɪnənt
imminent
ˈɪmɪnənt
impertinent
ɪmˈpɜːtɪnənt
incontinent
ɪnˈkɒntɪnənt
pertinent
ˈpɜːtɪnənt
predominant
prɪˈdɒmɪnənt
prominent
ˈprɒmɪnənt
recombinant
riːˈkɒmbɪnənt
revenant
ˈrɛvɪnənt
subcontinent
sʌbˈkɒntɪnənt
supercontinent
ˈsuːpəˌkɒntɪnənt
sustinent
ˈsʌstɪnənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABSTINENT

abstention
abstentionism
abstentionist
abstentious
absterge
abstergent
abstersion
abstersive
abstinence
abstinency
abstinently
abstract
abstract expressionism
abstract noun
abstract of accounts
abstract of title
abstractable
abstracted
abstractedly
abstractedness

WORDS THAT END LIKE ABSTINENT

base component
bicomponent
component
Dark Continent
desinent
exponent
immanent
impermanent
multicomponent
opponent
permanent
ponent
pre-eminent
proponent
remanent
semipermanent
subcomponent
supereminent
the Continent
the Dark Continent

Synonyms and antonyms of abstinent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ABSTINENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «abstinent» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of abstinent

Translation of «abstinent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ABSTINENT

Find out the translation of abstinent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of abstinent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «abstinent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

禁欲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abstinentes
570 millions of speakers

English

abstinent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संयमी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ممتنعين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

абстинентный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abstinentes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিহারক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

abstinent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Abstinent
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abstinent
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

禁欲の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

절제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Abstinent
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về kiêng cử
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அளவோடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अभूतपूर्व
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kanaatkâr
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

astinente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

abstynencję
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

абстинентний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

abstinent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εγκρατής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

abstinent
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

abstinent
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rusfrie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of abstinent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ABSTINENT»

The term «abstinent» is regularly used and occupies the 94.563 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ABSTINENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about abstinent

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABSTINENT»

Discover the use of abstinent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to abstinent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cue Reactivity in Active and Abstinent Pathological Gamblers
This is the first study to compare cue reactivity between active and abstinent pathological gamblers. The present study also evaluated whether active and abstinent pathological gamblers differed from social gamblers in personality ...
Ruthlyn Sodano, 2008
2
The Natural History of Alcoholism Revisited
abstinent for more than three years but engaged in binges more than once a year or maintained periods of controlled drinking; and 13 had been abstinent in the community for less than three years. The definition currently abstinent will be ...
George E. VAILLANT, George E. Vaillant, 2009
3
The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Substance ...
Self-efficacy, or confidence to remain abstinent, is an important causal mechanism explaining substance use behavior change (e.g., Project MATCH Research Group 1997, 1998). To date, 11 studies have investigated AA exposure and ...
Marc Galanter, Herbert D. Kleber, 2008
4
Reduction of Negative Mood Intensity and Smoking Cessation
abstinent at t3 (n = 20) had an average mood change index of 9.92 (SD = 1 1 . 19 ) at pre- treatment (tl), and an average of 14.03 (SD = 18.95) at t2. None of these differences was significant. Specifically for this hypothesis, abstinent individuals ...
Meaghan A. Leddy, 2008
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Group Therapy for Substance Use Disorders: A Motivational ...
(1998) INDIV (n = 177) Prop abstinent 0.73 0.82 +9% INDIV (n = 177) Mean drinks/DD 9.2 6.5 –29% Breslin et al. (1998) SC (n = 33) Prop abstinent 0.28 0.45 +17% NSC (n = 36) Prop abstinent 0.24 0.37 +13% M. B. Sobell, Sobell, & Gavin  ...
Linda Carter Sobell, Mark B. Sobell, 2011
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Substance Abuse and Psychopathology (Applied Clinical ...
While stating that there were no differences in CT change among those alcoholics who remained abstinent versus those who kept on drinking, they suggest that there was a bigger improvement in sulcal width (i.e., narrowing) in younger ...
Arthur Alterman, 1985
7
Social Experimentation, Program Evaluation, and Public Policy
RESULTS Impacts on Abstinence and Sexual Behavior None of the programs had statistically significant impacts on the rate of sexual abstinence, whether measured as either always remaining abstinent or being absti— nent during the last 12 ...
Maureen Pirog, 2009
8
Alcoholism: Its Treatments and Mistreatments
(1991) reported for a follow-up of approximately 1900 completers of inpatient treatment interviewed at 6 and 12 months following treatment: 72% were abstinent from alcohol and all other drugs for the entire first 6 months, 63% were abstinent ...
Irving Maltzman, 2008
9
Neuropsychology and Substance Use: State-of-the-Art and ...
Fields & Fullerton, 1975 Abstinent abusers (25) 4.9 Not reported Battery Unimpaired Nondrug abusers (25) Gerra et al., 1998 Abstinent abusers (27) 4.7 ( 446) 4 months Vocabulary, digit Unimpaired Nondrug abusers (9) symbol, category Pau ...
Ari Kalechstein, Wilfred G. van Gorp, 2011
10
Evaluating the synthetic drug control strategy : hearing
abstinent; 71 percent of clients addicted to cocaine/crack were abstinent; 75 percent of clients addicted to marijuana were abstinent; and 65 percent of clients addicted to heroin were abstinent at discharge. South Carolina 's Department of ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABSTINENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term abstinent is used in the context of the following news items.
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Biddulph cannabis addict turned dealer to fund habit
Mr Turnock said Putnam, a dad, has been using cannabis since the age of 12 but has cut back and wants to become completely abstinent. «Stoke Sentinel, Jul 15»
2
Episcopalians Vote to Allow Ministers to Officiate Same-Sex …
However, he also expressed his opinion that same-sex partnerships are allowable as long as the two remain abstinent. Jose Luis ... «Christian News Network, Jul 15»
3
This Is How We Are Spending Billions On The Sexual Mis-Education …
“At the extreme end you could lock kids up in a closet for five years and they would remain abstinent,” Boonstra observed. “And it would work! «ThinkProgress, Jul 15»
4
High-Dose Baclofen Supports Abstinence in Alcoholism
All patients had to be abstinent from alcohol on study entry. Half of the participants (n = 28) were randomly assigned to an individually titrated ... «Medscape, Jun 15»
5
The war on drugs is real. And this is not the time to surrender
The slow release implants have helped 75 per cent of patients remain abstinent 12 weeks after treatment. “Not quite as good as with opiates ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jun 15»
6
Local Specialists Talk About Correlation Between Mental Health …
... and adults, or clients and their families can fully indoctrinate the philosophies and principles needed to remain abstinent and stabilized for life ... «KHTS Radio, Jun 15»
7
The Case For Leaving Bristol Palin Alone
However, gleefully pointing out how Bristol failed to remain abstinent is, for lack of a better word, gross. There is nothing cool about saying ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
8
Bristol Palin: Not a Hypocrite
... abstinence is, like – like, the – I don't know how to put it – like, the main – everyone should be abstinent or whatever but it's not realistic at all. «Aleteia EN, Jun 15»
9
Harrington to serve 5 years
"I've been able to remain abstinent, and I'm learning to live with the daily struggles while knowing you don't have to go use," he said. "I will be ... «Spencer Daily Reporter, Jun 15»
10
Alcohol detox project leads to nursing 'Oscar' nomination for …
This immediate treatment coupled with aftercare has led to 95% of people leaving the unit fully detoxed and 60% remaining abstinent or ... «Mancunian Matters, Jun 15»

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