Synonyms of the word

abstemious

• adj. Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in…
• adj. Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
• adj. Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.
• adj. (rare) Promotive of abstemiousness.

abstentious

• adj. Characterized by abstinence; self-restraint.

abstinent

• adj. Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate.
• n. One who abstains; a faster.
• n. (usually capitalized, religion, historical) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd…

ascetic

• adj. Of or relating to ascetics; characterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent;…
• n. One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence.

ascetical

• adj. ascetic.

austere

• adj. Grim or severe in manner or appearance.
• adj. Lacking trivial decoration; not extravagant or gaudy.

light

• n. (physics, uncountable) Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation…
• n. A source of illumination.
• n. Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
• n. (in the plural, now rare) Facts; pieces of information; ideas, concepts.
• n. A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
• n. (painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those…
• n. A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
• n. A flame or something used to create fire.
• n. A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
• n. A window, or space for a window in architecture.
• n. The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
• n. (informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
• n. Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
• n. The power of perception by vision.
• n. The brightness of the eye or eyes.
• n. A traffic light, or, by extension, an intersection controlled by one or more that will face a traveler…
• v. (transitive) To start (a fire).
• v. (transitive) To set fire to; to set burning; to kindle.
• v. (transitive) To illuminate.
• v. (intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire.
• v. To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
• adj. Having light.
• adj. Pale in colour.
• adj. (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
• adj. Of low weight; not heavy.
• adj. Lightly-built; designed for speed or small loads.
• adj. Gentle; having little force or momentum.
• adj. Easy to endure or perform.
• adj. Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
• adj. Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
• adj. (rail transport, of a locomotive, usually with "run") travelling with no carriages, wagons attached.
• adj. (obsolete) Unchaste, wanton.
• adj. Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
• adj. Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
• adj. (dated) Easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile.
• adj. Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
• adj. Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
• adj. Not of the legal, standard, or usual weight; clipped; diminished.
• adj. Easily interrupted by stimulation.
• adv. Carrying little.
• n. (curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
• v. (nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter.
• v. To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
• v. To find by chance.
• v. To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice.
• v. (archaic) To alight; to land or come down.

nonindulgent

• adj. Not indulgent.

spartan

• adj. Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial.
• adj. Resolute in the face of danger or adversity.
• adj. Lacking in decoration and luxury.

strict

• adj. Strained; drawn close; tight.
• adj. Tense; not relaxed.
• adj. Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice.
• adj. Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.
• adj. Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.
• adj. (botany) Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.
• adj. Severe in discipline.

temperate

• adj. Moderate; not excessive.
• adj. Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions.
• adj. Proceeding from temperance.
• adj. Living in an environment that is temperate, not extreme.
• v. (obsolete) To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.