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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. involuntary urination or defecation;
[syn: incontinence, incontinency]

2. indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures;
[syn: dissoluteness, incontinence, self-gratification]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Incontinence \In*con"ti*nence\, Incontinency \In*con"ti*nen*cy\, n. [L. incontinentia: cf. F. incontinence.] [1913 Webster] 1. Incapacity to hold; hence, incapacity to hold back or restrain; the quality or state of being incontinent; lack of continence; failure to restrain the passions or appetites; indulgence of lust; lewdness. [1913 Webster] That Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. --1 Cor. vii. 5. [1913 Webster] From the rash hand of bold incontinence. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) The inability of any of the animal organs to restrain the natural evacuations, especially urination, or defecation, so that the discharges are involuntary; as, incontinence of urine. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

incontinence n 1: involuntary urination or defecation [syn: incontinence, incontinency] 2: indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures [syn: dissoluteness, incontinence, self-gratification]