Teetotal
adjective
Choosing to never drink alcohol.
My uncle has been a teetotal for a long time after he stopped drinking alcohol completely.
Often appears as...
- teetotal lifestyle
- teetotal decision
noun
A person who never drinks alcohol.
Due to his health issues, he turned into a teetotal.
Often appears as...
- become a teetotal
- identify as teetotal
adjective
Choosing to never drink alcohol.
My uncle has been a teetotal for a long time after he stopped drinking alcohol completely.
Often appears as...
- teetotal lifestyle
- teetotal decision
noun
A person who never drinks alcohol.
Due to his health issues, he turned into a teetotal.
Often appears as...
- become a teetotal
- identify as teetotal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Indicates a positive and deliberate lifestyle choice often associated with health and discipline.
She decided to live a teetotal lifestyle to improve her wellness.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
Respect people's teetotal choice, especially since it can be for religious or cultural reasons.
In some cultures, being teetotal is highly regarded and common.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Temporary
Teetotal usually implies a long-term or permanent commitment, not just a temporary break from alcohol.
After joining the teetotal club, Mark never touched alcohol again.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Indicates a positive and deliberate lifestyle choice often associated with health and discipline.
She decided to live a teetotal lifestyle to improve her wellness.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
Respect people's teetotal choice, especially since it can be for religious or cultural reasons.
In some cultures, being teetotal is highly regarded and common.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Temporary
Teetotal usually implies a long-term or permanent commitment, not just a temporary break from alcohol.
After joining the teetotal club, Mark never touched alcohol again.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Indicates a positive and deliberate lifestyle choice often associated with health and discipline.
She decided to live a teetotal lifestyle to improve her wellness.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
Respect people's teetotal choice, especially since it can be for religious or cultural reasons.
In some cultures, being teetotal is highly regarded and common.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Temporary
Teetotal usually implies a long-term or permanent commitment, not just a temporary break from alcohol.
After joining the teetotal club, Mark never touched alcohol again.
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Quote examples
Johnny Marr
English Musician
If you're in a successful band, you tend to fall into a role. But I'm not remotely laddish. I'm a grown-up. I'm vegan and teetotal. I run 50 miles a week, listening to Franz Ferdinand and the Four Tops at top volume.
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Allan Guthrie
Scottish Author
I'm teetotal and a vegetarian, which is sometimes a surprise to people who meet me expecting me to resemble one of the characters in my books.
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Charles Kennedy
British Politician
If you were to describe me as teetotal, on behalf of my constituency I'd have to sue; that would lose me every vote in the Highlands.
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Jack Wilshere
English Athlete
I haven't eaten junk food since I was 11, but I'm not teetotal: I have a drink maybe once a month.
Quote examples
Johnny Marr
English Musician
If you're in a successful band, you tend to fall into a role. But I'm not remotely laddish. I'm a grown-up. I'm vegan and teetotal. I run 50 miles a week, listening to Franz Ferdinand and the Four Tops at top volume.
Quote examples
Allan Guthrie
Scottish Author
I'm teetotal and a vegetarian, which is sometimes a surprise to people who meet me expecting me to resemble one of the characters in my books.
Quote examples
Charles Kennedy
British Politician
If you were to describe me as teetotal, on behalf of my constituency I'd have to sue; that would lose me every vote in the Highlands.
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Jack Wilshere
English Athlete
I haven't eaten junk food since I was 11, but I'm not teetotal: I have a drink maybe once a month.
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