adjective
- practicing self-restraint, especially from indulging in something pleasurable such as food, drink, or sex
Examples
- He remained abstinent from alcohol for two years.
- The monks lived an abstinent lifestyle, avoiding worldly pleasures.
- She was abstinent from sugar during her diet.
- The recovery program encouraged participants to stay abstinent.
- His abstinent habits helped him maintain good health.
- The abstinent approach to spending helped them save money.