continence meaning
ENWContinence
- Continence may refer to:
- Fecal incontinence, the inability to control one's bowels
- Incontinence (philosophy), a lack of self-control (Greek: ἀκρασία)
- Sexual abstinence as a state of life
- Coitus reservatus as sexual continence.
- Urinary incontinence, the involuntary excretion of urine
- NounPREcon-SUF-ence
- The voluntary control of urination and defecation.
- Moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence.
- Uninterrupted course; continuity.
- The voluntary control of urination and defecation.
Definition of continence in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Uncountable nouns
- Uncountable nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Nouns
Other Vocabulary
- en continency
- en contingence
- fr contingence
- en confidence
- fr confidence
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "continence" is a noun, more specifically, a singularia tantum.