incontinent [in-kon -tn-uh nt]
Word Origin
See more synonyms for incontinent on Thesaurus.com unable to restrain natural discharges or evacuations of urine or feces. unable to contain or retain (usually followed by of ): incontinent of temper. lacking in moderation or self-control, especially of sexual desire. unceasing or unrestrained: an incontinent flow of talk. Show More
Origin of incontinent 1350–1400; Middle English <
Latin incontinent- (stem of
incontinēns ). See
in-3 ,
continent (adj.)
Related forms in·con·ti·nence , in·con·ti·nen·cy , noun Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for in-continent salacious ,
pornographic ,
vulgar ,
indecent ,
prurient ,
lewd ,
naughty ,
ribald ,
off-color ,
erotic ,
obscene ,
racy ,
lascivious ,
suggestive ,
coarse ,
vile ,
bawdy ,
cheating ,
untrue ,
lavish British Dictionary definitions for in-continent lacking in restraint or control, esp sexually relating to or exhibiting involuntary urination or defecation (foll by of) having little or no control (over) unrestrained; uncontrolled Show More
Derived Forms incontinence or incontinency , noun incontinently , adverb Word Origin for incontinent C14: from Old French, from Latin incontinens, from in- 1 + continere to hold, restrain
incontinent 2 incontinently
Word Origin for incontinent C15: from Late Latin in continentī tempore, literally: in continuous time, that is, with no interval
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Word Origin and History for in-continent adj. late 14c., "wanting in self restraint," from Old French incontinent , from Latin incontinentem (nominative incontinens ) "incontinent, immoderate, intemperate," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + continens (see continent ). Originally chiefly of sexual appetites; sense of "unable to control bowels or bladder" first attested 1828.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
incontinent [ĭn-kŏn′ tə-nənt]
Lacking normal voluntary control of excretory functions. Lacking sexual restraint; unchaste. Show More
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