different between abstemious vs somber

English

Etymology

From Latin abst?mius (“abstaining from wine”); from ab, abs (“from”) + t?mus, a root of t?m?tum (“intoxicating drink, especially strong mead or wine”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *temH- (“dark (referring to the colour of wine)”)) +? -ous.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /æb?sti?.m?.?s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /æb?sti.mi.?s/, /?b-/
• Rhymes: -i?mi?s
• Hyphenation: abs?te?mi?ous

Adjective

abstemious (comparative more abstemious, superlative most abstemious)

1. Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate. [From early 17th c.]
2. Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
3. Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
4. Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.
5. (rare) Promotive of abstemiousness.

Synonyms

Antonyms

• (sparingly used): immoderate, intemperate
• See also Thesaurus:excessive

Derived terms

• abstemiously
• abstemiousness
• unabstemious

Related terms

Translations

References

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?s?mb?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s?mb?/

Adjective

somber (comparative somberer, superlative somberest)

1. (American spelling) Alternative form of sombre

Verb

somber (third-person singular simple present sombers, present participle sombering, simple past and past participle sombered)

1. (American spelling) Alternative form of sombre

References

• somber in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• somber in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• bromes, ombres, sombre

Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

somber (comparative somberder, superlative somberst)

1. somber (US), sombre (Commonwealth)

Inflection

Derived terms

• somberaar
• somberen
• somberheid
• sombermans