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Webster 1913 Edition
Incontinent
1.
Not continent; uncontrolled; not restraining the passions or appetites, particularly the sexual appetite; indulging unlawful lust; unchaste; lewd.
2.
(Med.)
Unable to restrain natural evacuations, such as urination or defecation.
In-con′ti-nent
,Noun.
One who is unchaste.
B. Jonson.
In-con′ti-nent
,adv.
[Cf. F.
incontinent
.] Incontinently; instantly; immediately.
[Obs.]
He says he will return
incontinent
. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Incontinent
INCON'TINENT
,Adj.
1.
Unable to restrain discharges.In the sense of immediate or immediately,obs.
INCON'TINENT
,Noun.
Definition 2024
incontinent
incontinent
English
Adjective
incontinent (comparative more incontinent, superlative most incontinent)
- (often followed by of) Unable to contain or retain.
- Lacking the ability to restrain natural discharges or evacuations of urination or defecation.
- Lacking moral or sexual restraint, moderation or self-control, especially of sexual desire.
- Unrestrained or unceasing.
- An incontinent river of pure water.
Antonyms
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Translations
unable to contain or retain
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lacking the ability to restrain natural discharges
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lacking moral or sexual restraint
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unrestrained and unceasing
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Noun
incontinent (plural incontinents)
- (obsolete) One who is unchaste.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃kɔ̃tinɑ̃/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin incontinens.
Adjective
incontinent m (feminine singular incontinente, masculine plural incontinents, feminine plural incontinentes)
- (medicine) incontinent, suffering from incontinence, enuretic
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin in continenti.
Adverb
incontinent
Middle French
Adjective
incontinent m (feminine singular incontinente, masculine plural incontinens, feminine plural incontinentes)
- incontinent (lacking restraint)
Adverb
incontinent