abstemiousness
nounUS /æbˈsti.mi.əs.nəs/
Etymology From abstemious + -ness.
1
The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks.
- He was temperate in his meals and diversions, but always kept a little on this side of abstemiousness. Only in the use of the Indian weed he might be thought a little excessive.1833, [Charles Lamb], “Preface. By a Friend of the Late Elia.”, in The Last Essays of Elia. […], London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page ix: