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Abstemiousness
əbˈstiːmiəsnəs
Abstemiousness definitions
noun
abstemiousness
- the quality of indulging only very moderately in something, especially food and drink
"although known for her personal abstemiousness in clothing, food, and drink, she was a generous host"
temperance abstinence austerity moderation plain/simple living self-discipline self-denial renunciation restraint self-restraint self-deprivation sobriety asceticism puritanism severity self-abnegation continence