1. (noun) the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)

• abstention

1. (noun) act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite

• celibacy
• chastity
• sexual abstention
• fast
• fasting
• inhibition
• suppression
• sawm
• sobriety
• temperance
• teetotaling
• teetotalism

1. (noun) the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)

• self-denial
• self-discipline

2. (noun) act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite

• self-control
• self-denial
• self-discipline

1. (noun) the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)

• abstain
• abstain
• desist
• desist
• refrain
• refrain
• abstentious
• abstentious
• abstinent
• abstinent

2. (noun) act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite

• abstentious
• abstinent