adj
Meaning 1
Unable to contain or retain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: often
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
incontinent
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Pronunciation
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/ɪŋˈkɒntɪnənt/
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adj
Meaning 2
Plagued by incontinence; unable to retain natural discharges or evacuations, most commonly of urine or feces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Lacking moral or sexual restraint, moderation or self-control, especially of sexual desire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wanton, lewd
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
Unrestrained or unceasing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- an incontinent river of pure water
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Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 5
Immediate; without delay.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
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adv
Meaning 6
Immediately, forthwith.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
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noun
Meaning 7
One who is unchaste.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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adjective
Meaning 8
not having control over urination and defecation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: continent
History
Etymology
From Middle English incontinent, from Old French incontinent, from Latin incontinens, from in + continens.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: незадържащ (nezadǎržašt) — unable to contain or retain
- French: incontinent — unable to contain or retain
- Icelandic: óhófsamur — unable to contain or retain
- Icelandic: taumlaus — unable to contain or retain
- Icelandic: taumlaust — unable to contain or retain
- Italian: incontinente — unable to contain or retain
- Occitan: incontinent — unable to contain or retain
- Bulgarian: незадържащ (nezadǎržašt) — lacking the ability to restrain natural discharges
- Czech: inkontinentní — lacking the ability to restrain natural discharges
- Finnish: pidätyskyvytön — lacking the ability to restrain natural discharges
- French: incontinent — lacking the ability to restrain natural discharges
- Irish: neamhchoinneálach — lacking the ability to restrain natural discharges
- Occitan: incontinent — lacking the ability to restrain natural discharges
- Russian: несдержанный (nesderžannyj) — lacking the ability to restrain natural discharges
- Bulgarian: безнравствен (beznravstven) — lacking moral or sexual restraint
- Bulgarian: разпуснат (razpusnat) — lacking moral or sexual restraint
- Finnish: estoton — lacking moral or sexual restraint
- Finnish: pidäkkeetön — lacking moral or sexual restraint
- French: incontinent — lacking moral or sexual restraint
- Icelandic: óskírlífur — lacking moral or sexual restraint
- Icelandic: óskrírlíf — lacking moral or sexual restraint
- Icelandic: óskírlíft — lacking moral or sexual restraint
- Occitan: incontinent — lacking moral or sexual restraint
- Russian: распутный (rasputnyj) — lacking moral or sexual restraint
- Scottish Gaelic: mì-gheanmnaidh — lacking moral or sexual restraint
- Bulgarian: невъздържан (nevǎzdǎržan) — unrestrained and unceasing
- Finnish: pidättelemätön — unrestrained and unceasing
- Ancient Greek: ἀκρατής (akratḗs) — unrestrained and unceasing
- Russian: невоздержанный (nevozderžannyj) — unrestrained and unceasing