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1 pidättyväinen
• abstemious• offish• close-mouthed• continent• chary• distant• even-tempered• guarded• moderate• non-committal• quiet• reserved• restrained• secretive• stand-offish• temperate• abstinent• austere• withdrawn -
2 kohtuullinen
yks.nom. kohtuullinen; yks.gen. kohtuullisen; yks.part. kohtuullista; yks.ill. kohtuulliseen; mon.gen. kohtuullisten kohtuullisien; mon.part. kohtuullisia; mon.ill. kohtuullisiinabstemious (adje)abstinent (adje)equitable (adje)fair (adje)just (adje)moderate (adje)modest (adje)reasonable (adje)temperate (adje)* * *• plausible• temperate• suitable• reasonable• modest• moderate• just• equitable• appropriate• adequate• abstinent• relevant• abstemious• fair -
3 pidättyvä
yks.nom. pidättyvä; yks.gen. pidättyvän; yks.part. pidättyvää; yks.ill. pidättyvään; mon.gen. pidättyvien pidättyväin; mon.part. pidättyviä; mon.ill. pidättyviinabstaining (adje)abstinent (adje)continent (adje)forbearing (adje)refraining (adje)undemonstrative (adje)* * *• restrained• withdrawn• undemonstrative• reticent• quiet• reserved• secretive• continent• distant• moderate• close-mouthed• abstemious• abstinent
См. также в других словарях:
Abstemious — Ab*ste mi*ous, a. [L. abstemius; ab, abs + root of temetum intoxicating drink.] 1. Abstaining from wine. [Orig. Latin sense.] [1913 Webster] Under his special eye Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Sparing in diet;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abstemious — index frugal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
abstemious — (adj.) c.1600, from L. abstemius sober, temperate, from ab(s) from (see AB (Cf. ab )) + stem of temetum strong drink, related to temulentus drunken. Technically, of liquor, but extended in Latin to temperance in living generally. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
abstemious — see under abstemiousness at TEMPERANCE … New Dictionary of Synonyms
abstemious — [adj] restraining behavior or appetite abstinent, ascetic, austere, continent, frugal, moderate, moderating, restrained, self denying, self restrained, sober, sparing, temperate; concept 401 Ant. gluttonous, greedy, hungry … New thesaurus
abstemious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not self indulgent, especially as regards eating and drinking. DERIVATIVES abstemiously adverb abstemiousness noun. ORIGIN Latin abstemius, from ab from + a word related to temetum alcoholic liquor … English terms dictionary
abstemious — [ab stē′mē əs, əbstē′mē əs] adj. [L abstemius, abstaining from alcoholic liquor < ab(s) , from + root of temetum, strong drink] 1. moderate, esp. in eating and drinking; temperate 2. characterized by abstinence … English World dictionary
abstemious — /əbˈstimiəs / (say uhb steemeeuhs) adjective 1. moderate in the use of food and drink; sparing in diet; temperate: *At dinner my usually abstemious husband was led on by his brother –patrick white, 1976. 2. characterised by abstinence: *He was… …
abstemious — abstemiously, adv. abstemiousness, n. /ab stee mee euhs/, adj. 1. sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet. 2. characterized by abstinence: an abstemious life. 3. sparing: an abstemious diet. [1615 25; < L abstemius, equiv.… … Universalium
abstemious — adjective /æbˈstɛmi.əs/ a) Abstaining from wine. Under his special eye Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain. b) Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the… … Wiktionary
abstemious — adjective Etymology: Latin abstemius, from abs + temius; akin to Latin temetum intoxicating drink Date: 1609 marked by restraint especially in the consumption of food or alcohol; also reflecting such restraint < an abstemious diet > •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
