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Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-kon-tn-uh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈkɒn tn ənt



Définition of incontinence

Origin :
  • late 14c., "inability to restrain sexual desire, sexual immorality," later "inability to keep to a religious rule" (early 15c.), from Old French incontinence "lack of abstinence, unchastity" (12c.) or directly from Latin incontinentia "greediness; incontinence," noun of quality from incontinens "incontinent, immoderate, intemperate" (see incontinent). Meaning "inability to retain bodily functions" is from 1754.
  • noun debauchery
Example sentences :
  • Secondly they mean to charge her with incontinence with Bothwell, and others.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery of Mary Stuart » by Andrew Lang
  • The causes of incontinence are the same as those of unchastity.
  • Extract from : « Plain Facts for Old and Young » by John Harvey Kellogg
  • The punishment of a Vestal Virgin for incontinence was death.
  • Extract from : « Plutarch's Lives Volume III. » by Plutarch
  • It is an incontinence of brilliance, graceless and aggressive, a glaring swagger.
  • Extract from : « Certain Personal Matters » by H. G. Wells
  • Incontinence in respect of anger is not so bad as in respect of desire.
  • Extract from : « The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII. » by Various
  • Whether any of the aforesaid or others in sacred orders are incontinent, and in what kind of incontinence.
  • Extract from : « Parish Priests and Their People in the Middle Ages in England » by Edward L. Cutts
  • Again Robineau felt the long beard, and he cried out, thinking that the devil meant to punish him for his incontinence.
  • Extract from : « The White House (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XII) » by Charles Paul de Kock
  • Incontinence in men, as well as unchastity in women, was thought to be punished by these little insects.
  • Extract from : « Curious Facts in the History of Insects; Including Spiders and Scorpions. » by Frank Cowan
  • It is a device of the unchaste—a lame excuse for their own incontinence, unfounded on any physiological law.
  • Extract from : « Plain Talks on Avoided Subjects » by Henry Newell Guernsey
  • The filthy disease produced by incontinence is likewise common among them.
  • Extract from : « A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume IX. » by Robert Kerr

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