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abstinency

UK/ˈæb.stɪ.nən.si/

abstinency noun: synonym of abstinence.

Noun

abstinency (countable and uncountable, plural abstinencies)

  1. (uncommon) Synonym of abstinence.
    Synonyms:
    abstinence

abstinency meaning in Tamil

abstinency in Tamil

நுகர்பொருள் விலக்கும் பழக்கம்

Synonyms of abstinency

Forms of abstinency

pluralabstinencies

Origin of abstinency

From Classical Latin abstinentia; compare -y (suffix forming abstract nouns) and earlier abstinence, a doublet.

Questions about abstinency

What does abstinency mean?
Abstinency means synonym of abstinence.
What is abstinency in Tamil?
Abstinency in Tamil is நுகர்பொருள் விலக்கும் பழக்கம். See Abstinency meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is abstinency?
Abstinency is a noun.
How do you pronounce abstinency?
Abstinency is pronounced /ˈæb.stɪ.nən.si/ (UK).
What is the plural of abstinency?
The plural of abstinency is abstinencies.

Words near abstinency in the dictionary

  1. abstinence syndromes
  2. abstinence theory
  3. abstinences
  4. abstinences of war
  5. abstinencies
  6. abstinency
  7. abstinent
  8. Abstinentes
  9. abstinential
  10. abstinently
  11. abstinents

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Adapted from Wiktionary: abstinency (page history and authors); abstinency (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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