abstemiousness
Practiced self-denial
Abstemiousness is the quality of being restrained in eating, drinking, or indulgence generally.
The word carries a sense of deliberate self-discipline rather than mere lack of appetite: His abstemiousness at the banquet surprised everyone who knew his reputation.
It suggests moderation as a practiced virtue, not deprivation.
Ability to restrain impulses
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- restraintControl over impulses
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
self-denial · self-restraint · inhibition · control · reserve · discretion · renunciation · denial
Unimpaired mental state
- teetotalismTotal sobriety as principle
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- continenceControl over bodily functions
- asceticismSevere self-denial practice
fasting · Lent · Ramadan · puritanism · prohibition · dry · clean-living · straightedge
Careful use of resources
- economySystem of trade and production
- simplicityLack of complexity
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
- parsimonyExcessive frugality with resources
prudence · budgeting · conservation · sparingness · austerity · husbandry · resourcefulness · savings
self-control
Ability to restrain impulses
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- restraintControl over impulses
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
forbearance · self-denial · self-restraint · inhibition · control · reserve · discretion · renunciation · denial · resistance
sobriety
Unimpaired mental state
- teetotalismTotal sobriety as principle
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- continenceControl over bodily functions
asceticism · fasting · Lent · Ramadan · puritanism · prohibition · dry · clean-living · straightedge · detox
thrift
Careful use of resources
- economySystem of trade and production
- simplicityLack of complexity
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
parsimony · prudence · budgeting · conservation · sparingness · austerity · husbandry · resourcefulness · savings · cost-cutting
- self-controlself-control, restraint, willpower, composure, moderation
abstemiousnessgluttony
Greedy excess in consumption
intemperance · overindulgence · excess · gorging · voracity
abstemiousnessself-indulgence
Excessive yielding to desires
hedonism · indulgence · debauchery · dissipation · incontinence