<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>forbearance, especially habitual forbearance as a lifestyle choice, from any indulgence of a particular appetite, such as from sex or from the use of alcoholic beverages.</li><li>any self-restraint, self-denial, or forbearance.</li><li>the act of abstaining for any length of time from a substance or activity to which one has become addicted, but without actually dealing with the root causes of dependency.</li><li>the act of abstaining from a particular substance or activity as a spiritual discipline, as during Lent or some other period of religious fasting or self-denial.</li><li>Economics: the conserving of current income in order to build up capital or savings.</li></ul>