Associations to the word «Continence»
Noun
- Chastity
- Abstinence
- Temperance
- Bladder
- Fasting
- Fortitude
- Vow
- Bowel
- Modesty
- Obedience
- Intercourse
- Virtue
- Bathing
- Cleric
- Eating
- Stool
- Sling
- Perfection
- Penance
- Purity
- Wherefore
- Restraint
- Malone
- Urine
- Ethic
- Patience
- Appetite
- Ordination
- Contraction
- Clergy
- Cushion
- Nurse
- Nursing
- Poverty
- Wound
- Deacon
- Humphrey
- Pouch
- Dressing
- Augustine
- Muscle
- Retention
- Marriage
- Enjoyment
- Pleasure
- Obligation
- Reservoir
- Tract
- Passion
- Mobility
- Pant
- Fertility
- Canon
- Urge
- Desire
- Objection
- Philosopher
- Discipline
- Withdrawal
- Deficiency
- Continent
- Surgery
- Patient
- Evil
Adjective
Wiktionary
CONTINENCE, noun. The voluntary control of urination and defecation.
CONTINENCE, noun. Moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence.
CONTINENCE, noun. Uninterrupted course; continuity.
Dictionary definition
CONTINENCE, noun. The exercise of self constraint in sexual matters.
CONTINENCE, noun. Voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge.
Wise words
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