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View usage for: (ɪnkɒntɪnənt) adjectiveSomeone who is incontinent is unable to prevent urine or faeces coming out of their body. His diseased bladder left him incontinent. More Synonyms of incontinent incontinent in British English 1 (ɪnˈkɒntɪnənt) adjective1. lacking in restraint or control, esp sexually 2. relating to or exhibiting involuntary urination or defecation 3. (foll by of) having little or no control (over) 4. unrestrained; uncontrolled Derived forms incontinence (inˈcontinence) or incontinency (inˈcontinency) noun incontinently (inˈcontinently) adverb Word origin C14: from Old French, from Latin incontinens, from in-1 + continere to hold, restrain incontinent in British English 2 (ɪnˈkɒntɪnənt) or incontinently adverb obsolete words for immediately Word origin C15: from Late Latin in continentī tempore, literally: in continuous time, that is, with no interval incontinent in American English 1 (ɪnˈkɑntənənt) adjective1. a. without self-restraint, esp. in regard to sexual activity 2. incapable of containing, holding, keeping, etc. incontinent of ire 3. unable to restrain a natural discharge, as of urine, from the body Derived forms incontinence (inˈcontinence) noun incontinently (inˈcontinently) adverb Word origin OFr < L incontinens: see in- 2 & continent incontinent in American English 2 (ɪnˈkɑntənənt) adverb Archaic immediately; without delay Word origin OFr < L in continenti (tempore), in continuous (time): see continent Examples of 'incontinent' in a sentenceincontinent He cannot talk and is doubly incontinent.She is doubly incontinent and epileptic.She is immobile, has limited head and trunk control and is doubly incontinent.You can become incontinent, your organs descend and you have bad posture.You can become incontinent, all those things.He became wheelchair-bound and doubly incontinent.He often gave them a powerful fruit pill, making them incontinent and unable to leave his home for up to a week.He is wheelchair-bound, doubly incontinent and increasingly confused.Spinal injured people are usually doubly incontinent; compared with those horrors, walking is the least of our worries. In other languagesincontinent British English: incontinent ADJECTIVE Someone who is incontinent is unable to prevent urine or faeces coming out of their body. His diseased bladder left him incontinent. - American English: incontinent
- Brazilian Portuguese: incontinente
- Chinese: 失禁的大小便的
- European Spanish: incontinente
- French: incontinent
- German: inkontinent
- Italian: incontinente
- Japanese: 失禁の
- Korean: 요실금의
- European Portuguese: incontinente
- Latin American Spanish: incontinente
Definition lacking self-restraint, esp. sexually Definition lacking self-restraint, esp. sexually Additional synonymsDefinition immoral; sexually corrupt a debauched circus performer in nineteenth-century Poland Synonyms corrupt, abandoned, perverted, degraded, degenerate, immoral, dissipated, sleazy, depraved, wanton, debased, profligate, dissolute, licentious, pervy (slang) Definition showing or producing sexual desire The man was lascivious, sexually perverted and insatiable. Synonyms lustful, sensual, immoral, randy (informal, British), horny (slang), voluptuous, lewd, wanton, salacious, prurient, lecherous, libidinous, licentious, unchasteDefinition (of a man) having or showing strong and uncontrolled sexual desire In Greek myth, the nymph Daphne transformed into a laurel tree to escape Apollo's lecherous advances. Synonyms lustful, randy (informal, British), raunchy (informal), lewd, wanton, carnal, salacious, prurient, lascivious, libidinous, licentious, lubricious (literary), concupiscent, goatish (archaic, literary), unchaste, ruttish Nearby words ofincontinent - inconspicuous
- inconstant
- incontestable
- incontinent
- incontrovertible
- inconvenience
- inconvenient
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