Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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self-denial | Yes | No | No | No |
continence | Yes | No | No | No |
self-denial (noun) | continence (noun) |
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the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses | the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters |
renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others | voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge |
the trait of practicing self discipline |