Difference between Light and Abstemious

What is the difference between Light and Abstemious?

Light as an adjective is having light while Abstemious as an adjective is (original latin sense) abstaining from wine.

Light

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To start (a fire). To illuminate. To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter To find by chance. To alight.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Carrying little.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The natural medium emanating from the sun and other very hot sources (now recognised as electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength of 400-750 nm), within which vision is possible. A source of illumination. Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information. Facts. pieces of information; ideas, concepts. A notable person within a specific field or discipline. A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded. A flame or something used to create fire. A window, or space for a window in architecture The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic. A stone that is not thrown hard enough.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: having light pale in colour served with extra milk or cream Of low weight; not heavy. Lightly-built; designed for speed or small loads. Gentle; having little force or momentum. Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc. Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance. Unchaste, wanton.

Example sentence: Many hands make light work.

Abstemious

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: (Original Latin sense) Abstaining from wine.Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderationMarked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life.Promotive of abstemiousness

We hope you now know whether to use Light or Abstemious in your sentence.

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