# abstinent
## English
### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /ˈæb.stɪ.nn̩t/
* (US) IPA: /ˈæb.stə.nn̩t/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Etymology 1

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

#### Adjective

abstinent (comparative more abstinent, superlative most abstinent)
* Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
    Synonyms: abstemious, continent, temperate; see also Thesaurus:abstemious
** c. 1612–1615?, John Fletcher, Francis Beaumont, revised by Philip Massinger, “Loves Cure or, The Martial Maid”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):Be abstinent; shew not the corruption of thy generation: he that feeds shall die

##### Derived terms

* abstinently
* nonabstinent

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

From Middle English abstinent (adjective form).

#### Noun

abstinent (plural abstinents)
* One who abstains; a faster. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
* Alternative letter-case form of Abstinent

##### Derived terms

* abstinential
* fapstinent

##### Related terms

* abstinence
* abstinency

##### Translations
### References

* 1 2 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abstinent”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [əps.tiˈnen]
* IPA: (Balearic) [əps.tiˈnent]
* IPA: (Valencia) [aps.tiˈnent]

### Adjective

abstinent m or f (masculine and feminine plural abstinents)
* abstinent

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈapstɪnɛnt]
* Hyphenation: ab‧s‧ti‧nent

### Noun

abstinent m anim (female equivalent abstinentka)
* teetotaler (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
    Antonym: pijan

#### Related terms

* See tenor

### Further reading

* “abstinent”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “abstinent”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “abstinent”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## French
### Etymology

Inherited from Middle French abstinent, from Old French abstinent, borrowed from Latin abstinentem.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ap.sti.nɑ̃/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

abstinent (feminine abstinente, masculine plural abstinents, feminine plural abstinentes)
* abstinent, teetotal
    Synonym: abstème

### Noun

abstinent m (plural abstinents, feminine abstinente)
* abstinent, teetotaler / teetotaller
    Synonyms: abstème, néphaliste

#### Related terms

* abstinence
* abstenir

### Further reading

* “abstinent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /apstiˈnɛnt/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

abstinent (strong nominative masculine singular abstinenter, not comparable)
* abstinent, teetotal

#### Related terms

* Abstinenz
* Abstinenzler

### Further reading

* “abstinent” in Duden online
* “abstinent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Kashubian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Polish abstynent.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /apˈsti.nɛnt/
* Rhymes: -inɛnt
* Syllabification: ab‧sti‧nent

### Noun

abstinent m pers (female equivalent abstinentka)
* teetotaler (someone who does not drink alcohol)
* abstinent (someone who refrains from something)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “abstynent”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
* “abstinent”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

## Latin
### Verb

abstinent
* third-person plural present active indicative of abstineō

## Middle French
### Etymology

From Old French abstinent.

### Adjective

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

#### Descendants

* French: abstinent

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Latin abstinēns (“abstraining, abstinent”), present participle of abstineō (“I withhold”), from both ab- (“from, away from, off”), ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from teneō (“to hold, have, grasp”), from Proto-Italic *tenēō (“to hold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, extend”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /abstɪˈnɛnt/, /apstɪˈnɛnt/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛnt
* Hyphenation: ab‧sti‧nent

### Adjective

abstinent (neuter singular abstinent, definite singular and plural abstinente, comparative mer abstinent, superlative mest abstinent)
* (literary) abstinent or abstaining (refraining from indulgence)
    Synonym: avholdende
    en abstinent heroinistan abstinent heroin addict
** 1898, Samtiden:den abstinente muhamedanerthe abstinent Muhammadan
** 1974 October 11, Aftenposten, page 3:han virket ikke som noen abstinent … Alkoholen hadde dessverre sitt tak i hamhe did not seem to be abstinent… Alcohol unfortunately had its hold on him
* experiencing withdrawal or withdrawal symptoms
    abstinente spedbarn ― abstinent infants (babies born with neonatal withdrawal)
** 2008 March 19, Aftenposten:[NN] peker på at [heroin]tørken gjør heroinmisbrukerne desperate og abstinente[NN] points out that the [heroin] drought makes heroin addicts desperate and abstinent
** 2012 November 23, osloby.no:[klager på politiet] fra svært abstinente personer som … politiet hindrer … i å kjøpe heroin[complaints to the police] from very abstinent people who ... the police prevent ... from buying heroin

#### 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)
* abstinent

#### Descendants

* → Middle English: abstinent
** English: abstinent
* Middle French: abstinent
** French: abstinent

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French abstinent.

### Noun

abstinent m (plural abstinenți, feminine equivalent abstinentă)
* abstinent