Definition
Characterized by or showing restraint and unwillingness to participate or indulge in something.
Etymology
From Latin 'abstentious', formed from 'abstinere' (to hold back); this adjective form is quite rare and dates to medieval times, competing with the more common 'abstemious.'
Kelly Says
This word is so rare that even many English teachers might not know it—it's essentially a forgotten cousin of 'abstemious,' which means moderate in eating and drinking, showing how language sometimes creates multiple versions of similar ideas that don't all survive equally.
Translations
ARالعربية
متقيد
mu-ta-qiyd
BNবাংলা
স্বাধীন
shw-a-dhi-in
CACatalà
abstemiu
ab-stem-ee-oo
DEDeutsch
enthält wenig
ent-hailt-fuh-len
ELΕλληνικά
σωφρονητής
so-fro-ne-tis
ESEspañol
abstemio
ab-stem-ee-oh
FAفارسی
مُدَیّن
mo-day-yin
FISuomi
itsehillinen
itse-hil-li-nen
FRFrançais
abstemieux
ab-stem-yew
HAHA
kamarawa
ka-ma-ra-wa
HIहिन्दी
संयमी
san-ya-mee
HUMagyar
tartózkodó
tar-to-kho-do
IDBahasa Indonesia
pantang
pan-tang
IGIG
nwere ike
nwe-re i-ke
ITItaliano
astinente
as-tin-en-teh
JA日本語
節制する
setsu-sei-suru
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្ត
pra-prou-rtt
KO한국어
절제하는
jeol-je-ha-neun
MSBahasa Melayu
berhemah
ber-he-mah
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-taw
NLNederlands
matig
ma-tig
PLPolski
abstynencki
ab-stye-nen-kee
PTPortuguês
abstemio
ab-stem-ee-oh
RORomână
temperat
tem-pe-rat
RUРусский
воздержанный
voz-dderzh-an-nyy
SWKiswahili
mwenye kujizuia
mwen-ye ku-ji-zu-i-a
TAதமிழ்
தவறாமை
thava-ra-mai
TRTürkçe
uzak durmak
oo-zak doo-ruhm-ak
UKУкраїнська
тривожний
tri-vozh-nyy
URاردو
مُتَحَافِظ
mu-ta-ha-fi-z
VITiếng Việt
kín khem
kin-kem
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-li