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- Dictionarycon·ti·nence/ˈkänt(ə)nəns/
noun
- 1. the ability to control movements of the bowels and bladder: "you can improve your continence by strengthening the muscles of the pelvic floor"
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Continence is the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily or self-restraint in refraining from sexual intercourse. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and medical definition of continence.
Continence is the ability to control when you urinate and empty your bowels, or your sexual desires. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, and its opposite incontinence.
Continence definition: self-restraint or abstinence, especially in regard to sexual activity; temperance; moderation.. See examples of CONTINENCE used in a sentence.
Continence refers to self control. It’s the ability to hold it all in. The word continence come from the Latin continentia which means "a holding back.”. It hasn’t changed much — continence means holding back bodily functions.
Continence means self-restraint or abstinence, especially in sexual activity, or the ability to control urinary and fecal discharge. Learn the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of continence from Collins English Dictionary.
Continence is the ability to control urinary and fecal discharge, or the practice of sexual abstinence. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of the word continence in different languages and contexts.
Continence is the control of your feelings, especially your desire to have sex, or the ability to control the bladder and bowels. Learn how to pronounce, use and contrast continence with incontinence and other words.
