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noun con·ti·nence \ ˈkän-tə-nən(t)s \

Definition of continence

1 :self-restraint; especially :a refraining from sexual intercourse
2 :the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
  • fecal continence

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Examples of continence in a Sentence

  1. argued for a pregnancy-prevention program that did not put so much faith in the continence of teenagers

  2. experiencing a moment of unusual continence, I refrained from returning her gratuitous insult

Origin and Etymology of continence

see 1continent

continence Synonyms

Synonyms
abstinence, chasteness, chastity, celibacy
Antonyms
disinhibition, incontinence, unconstraint
Related Words
modesty, purity; honor, innocence, virginity, virtue
Near Antonyms
debauchery, lechery, licentiousness, venery, wenching, whoring

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noun con·ti·nence \ ˈkänt-ᵊn-ən(t)s \

medical Definition of continence

1 :self-restraint in refraining from sexual intercourse
2 :the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
  • fecal continence

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