Continence :: Continence (n.) Alt. of Continenc.

Continency :: Continency (n.) Self-restraint; self-command.

Continency :: Continency (n.) The restraint which a person imposes upon his desires and passions; the act or power of refraining from indulgence of the sexual appetite, esp. from unlawful indulgence; sometimes, moderation in sexual indulgence..

Continency :: Continency (n.) Uninterrupted course; continuity.

Continent :: Continent (a.) Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing.

Continent :: Continent (a.) Exercising restraint as to the indulgence of desires or passions; temperate; moderate.

Continent :: Continent (a.) Abstaining from sexual intercourse; exercising restraint upon the sexual appetite; esp., abstaining from illicit sexual intercourse; chaste..

Continent :: Continent (a.) Not interrupted; connected; continuous; as, a continent fever..

Continent :: Continent (a.) That which contains anything; a receptacle.

Continent :: Continent (a.) One of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main land; specifically (Phys. Geog.), a large body of land differing from an island, not merely in its size, but in its structure, which is that of a large basin bordered by mountain chains; as, the continent of North America..

Continental :: Continental (a.) Of or pertaining to a continent.

Continental :: Continental (a.) Of or pertaining to the main land of Europe, in distinction from the adjacent islands, especially England; as, a continental tour; a continental coalition..

Continental :: Continental (a.) Of or pertaining to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War; as, Continental money..

Continental :: Continental (n.) A soldier in the Continental army, or a piece of the Continental currency. See Continental, a., 3..

Continently :: Continently (adv.) In a continent manner; chastely; moderately; temperately.

Contingence :: Contingence (n.) See Contingency.

Contingencies :: Contingencies (pl. ) of Contingenc.

Contingency :: Contingency (n.) Union or connection; the state of touching or contact.

Contingency :: Contingency (n.) The quality or state of being contingent or casual; the possibility of coming to pass.

Contingency :: Contingency (n.) An event which may or may not occur; that which is possible or probable; a fortuitous event; a chance.

Contingency :: Contingency (n.) An adjunct or accessory.

Contingency :: Contingency (n.) A certain possible event that may or may not happen, by which, when happening, some particular title may be affected..

Contingent :: Contingent (a.) Possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual..

Contingent :: Contingent (a.) Dependent on that which is undetermined or unknown; as, the success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he can not control..

Contingent :: Contingent (a.) Dependent for effect on something that may or may not occur; as, a contingent estate..

Contingent :: Contingent (n.) An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency..

Contingent :: Contingent (n.) That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion; esp., a quota of troops..

Contingently :: Contingently (adv.) In a contingent manner; without design or foresight; accidentally.

Contingentness :: Contingentness (n.) The state of being contingent; fortuitousness.

Continuable :: Continuable (a.) Capable of being continue.

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