different between innocence vs abstemiousness

English

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Etymology

Old French inocence, from Latin innocentia. Displaced native Old English uns?yld.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n?sn?s/

Noun

innocence (countable and uncountable, plural innocences)

1. Absence of responsibility for a crime, tort, etc.

   Synonym: unguilt

   Antonym: guilt

2. Lack of understanding about sensitive subjects such as sexuality and crime.

   Synonym: naivety

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3. Lack of ability or intention to harm or damage.

   Synonym: harmlessness

   Antonym: harmfulness

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:innocence.
4. (obsolete) Imbecility; mental deficiency.

Related terms

• innocent

Translations

French

Etymology

From Old French inocence, a borrowing from Latin innocentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.n?.s??s/

Noun

innocence f (plural innocences)

1. innocence

Derived terms

• présomption d'innocence

Related terms

• innocent

Further reading

• “innocence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

abstemious +? -ness

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /æb?sti.mi.?s.n?s/, /?b?sti.mi.?s.n?s/

Noun

abstemiousness (uncountable)

1. The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks. [from early 17th c.]

Usage notes

• It expresses a greater degree of abstinence than temperance.

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