Continence

//ˈkɒntɪnəns//

Synonyms for "continence" (117 found)

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Closest matches (24)

Noun(1 words)
asceticism

Strong matches (35)

Related words (58)

Noun(1 words)
temperance

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related to

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Translations

42 translations across 11 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἐγκράτεια noun (moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • въздържаност noun (moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence)
  • задържане noun (voluntary control of urination and defecation)
  • умереност noun (moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence)

Czech

1 entries
  • zdrženlivost noun (moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence)

Dutch

3 entries
  • continentie noun (voluntary control of urination and defecation)
  • ingetogenheid noun (moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence)
  • onthouding noun (moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence)

Finnish

3 entries
  • pidättyvyys noun (moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence)
  • pidättäminen noun (voluntary control of urination and defecation)
  • pidätyskyky noun (voluntary control of urination and defecation)

Irish

4 entries
  • coinneálacht noun (voluntary control of urination and defecation)
  • féinsmacht collaí noun (moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence)
  • geanmnaíocht noun (moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence)
  • measarthacht noun (moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence)

Italian

4 entries
  • astinenza noun (moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence)
  • continenza noun (voluntary control of urination and defecation)
  • continenza noun (moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence)
  • moderazione noun (moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence)

Mizo

3 entries
  • insumna noun (voluntary control of urination and defecation)
  • insumtheihna noun (voluntary control of urination and defecation)
  • insumtheihna noun (moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • ceannsachd noun (moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence)
  • féin-riaghladh noun (moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence)
  • geamnaidheachd noun (moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence)
  • geanachd noun (moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence)

Swedish

3 entries
  • avhållsamhet noun (moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence)
  • måttlighet noun (moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence)
  • återhållsamhet noun (moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence)

Welsh

4 entries
  • cymgadwriaeth noun (moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence)
  • diweirdab noun (moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence)
  • diweirdeb noun (moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence)
  • diweiredd noun (moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence)

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

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God, please give me chastity and continence, but not yet.

Source: tatoeba (391854)

To maintain continence, the puborectalis muscle chokes the anal canal. The sling of tissue is supposed to release during defecation. Mine has not been doing that.

Source: wiktionary

For quotations using this term, see Citations:continence.

Source: wiktionary

He knew what to say; he knew also, when to leave off, — a continence which is practised by few writers.

Source: wiktionary

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