abstemiousness
/æbˈsti.mi.əs.nəs/noun
abstemiousness is spelled A-B-S-T-E-M-I-O-U-S-N-E-S-S: 14 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, abstemiousness means “The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in abstemiousness?
| Letters | 14: A-B-S-T-E-M-I-O-U-S-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is abstemiousness?
Abstemiousness appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce abstemiousness?
- US /æbˈsti.mi.əs.nəs/
- US /əbˈsti.mi.əs.nəs/
Abstemiousness has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-abstemiousness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does abstemiousness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does abstemiousness come from?
From abstemious + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).