Index of English words, starting with "ab"

(1) - Abstemious (a.) Promotive of abstemiousness.
(2) - Abstemious (a.) Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life.
(3) - Abstemious (a.) Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an abstemious diet.
(4) - Abstemious (a.) Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
(5) - Abstemious (a.) Abstaining from wine.

(1) - Abstemiousness (n.) The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing in the use of food and strong drinks. It expresses a greater degree of abstinence than temperance.

(1) - Abstention (a.) The act of abstaining; a holding aloof.

(1) - Absterge (v. t.) To make clean by wiping; to wipe away; to cleanse; hence, to purge.