Webster's 1828 Dictionary
INCONTINENCE, INCONTINENCY
n.[L. incontinentia. See Continence. ] 1. Want of restraint of the passions or appetites; free or uncontrolled indulgence of the passions or appetites, as of anger.
2. Want of restraint of the sexual appetite; free or illegal indulgence of lust; lewdness; used of either sex, but appropriately of the male sex. Incontinence in men is the same as unchastity in women.
3. Among physicians, the inability of any of the animal organs to restrain discharges of their contents, so that the discharges are involuntary; Also, the involuntary discharge itself; as an incontinence of urine in diabetes.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
INCONTINENCE; INCONTINENCY
In *con "ti *nence, In *con "ti *nen *cy, n. Etym: [L. incontinentia: cf. F.incontinence. ]
1. Incapacity to hold; hence, incapacity to hold back or restrain; the quality or state of being incontinent; want of continence; failure to restrain the passions or appetites; indulgence of lust; lewdness. That Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. 1 Cor. vii. 5. From the rash hand of bold incontinence. Milton.
2. (Med. )
Defn: The inability of any of the animal organs to restrain the natural evacuations, so that the discharges are involuntary; as, incontinence of urine.
French Dictionary
incontinence
incontinence n. f. nom féminin 1 Absence de sobriété dans le langage. 2 médecine Perte de contrôle des sphincters. : Incontinence urinaire.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
incontinence
in con ti nence /ɪnkɑ́nt (ə )nəns |-kɔ́n -/名詞 U 1 自制心のないこと ; 淫 （いん ）乱 .2 〘医 〙失禁 ▸ incontinence pads 失禁用おむつ
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