Meaning

4 senses

  1. Abstinent from alcohol; never drinking alcohol.

    gänzlich enthaltsam, völlig abstinent

    тре́звенникtrézvennik, тре́звенницаtrézvennica

  2. Opposed to the drinking of alcohol.

  3. Containing no alcohol.

  4. (dated, emphatic)Total.

More definitions
  • practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages

Examples

2 sentences

  1. I choose not to drink alcohol. I am teetotal.

    ruЯ выбираю не пить. Я трезвенник.

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  2. I'm completely teetotal.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
abstinent from alcohol:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
abstinent from alcohol:

Origin

From total, the reduplicated tee acts as an intensifier, hence T-total. First use appears

From total, the reduplicated tee acts as an intensifier, hence T-total. First use appears in 1834.

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Forms

more teetotal, most teetotal
Comparativemore teetotal Lesson
Superlativemost teetotal Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
on the wagonstraightedge
Close in meaning
  • practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages:dry

Word family

11 related words
Relatedabstaintemperance
Derivedantiteetotalteetotalerteetotalismteetotalistteetotalisticteetotallerteetotallingteetotallyunteetotal

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
teepeeteeterteetheteetotalerteetotallertelecomtelecommunication
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