contegno

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contegno m inv

  1. comportamento signorile
  2. agire con prudenza
  3. creanza
  4. (per estensione) simile all'ascesi, eticamente riguarda una pratica di astensione, spontanea e/o con controllo, anche per cose non necessariamente fittizie
con | té | gno

IPA: /konˈteɲɲo/

che deriva dal latino continere cioè "contenere"

comportamento, compostezza