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Abstemiousness      
·noun 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.
abstemiousness      
n.
Temperance (as a habit), abstinence.
abstemious      
a.
Abstinent (by habit), sober, moderate, habitually temperate, sparing in diet See abstinent.
Examples of use of ABSTEMIOUSNESS
1. I didn’t bother to offer Frothy the joint — his abstemiousness was legendary by then — but he suddenly asked for it and paced around the trailer, smoking.
2. Despite the Baladia’s best efforts, the huge amount of waste generated by the apparent feeding frenzy in reaction to a month of theoretical abstemiousness — coupled with the short holiday for many government organizations and businesses allowing people to stay at home and refuel — has strained the capacity of the collection services a dumpster too far.