self-denying
self–de·ny·ing
adj \-ˈnī-iŋ\Definition of SELF-DENYING
: showing self-denial
— self–de·ny·ing·ly \-iŋ-lē\ adverb
First Known Use of SELF-DENYING
1632
Related to SELF-DENYING
Antonyms: self-indulgent
Related Words: ascetic (also ascetical), austere; disciplined, self-controlled, self-disciplined, self-governed
Near Antonyms: gluttonous, greedy, rapacious, voracious; Cyrenaic, hedonistic, self-pleasing, sensual, sybaritic, voluptuous, voluptuary; masturbatory, onanistic
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