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Pos: Noun
[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun abstemiousness has 2 senses

1.  abstemiousness(n = noun.attribute) - restricted to bare necessities;
is a kind of
exiguity, leanness, meagerness, meagreness, poorness, scantiness, scantness
Derived form adjective abstemious2

2.  abstemiousness(n = noun.attribute) - moderation in eating and drinking;
is a kind of
moderation, temperance
Derived form adjective abstemious1


[CIDE DICTIONARY]

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. [1913 Webster]


[ROGET DICTIONARY]

Temperance

N  temperance, moderation, sobriety, soberness, forbearance, abnegation, self-denial, self-restraint, self-control, frugality, vegetarianism, teetotalism, total abstinence, abstinence, abstemiousness, Encratism, prohibition, system of Pythagoras, system of Cornaro, Pythagorism, Stoicism, vegetarian, Pythagorean, gymnosophist, teetotaler, abstainer, designated driver, Encratite, fruitarian, hydropot, temperate, moderate, sober, frugal, sparing, abstemious, abstinent, within compass, measured, on the wagon, on the water wagon, dry, Pythagorean, vegetarian, teetotal, appetitus rationi obediant, l'abstenir pour jouir c'est l'epicurisme de la rai, trahit sua quemque voluptas.