Found 2 items, similar to Abstinent.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: abstinent abstinent adj : self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink; “not totally abstinent but abstemious” [syn: abstentious] n : a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages [syn: abstainer, nondrinker] [ant: drinker]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Abstinent Abstinent \Ab"sti*nent\, a. [F. abstinent, L. abstinens, p. pr. of abstinere. See Abstain.] Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] Abstinent \Ab"sti*nent\, n. 1. One who abstains. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3d century. [1913 Webster]