continent
8.7
Able to control when you pee and when you poo
- adjective
- /ˈkɒntɪnənt/
- Specialized
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con control de esfínteres
- So the continent person is somebody who has self-control or the capacity to use their their will to do to make themselves do what they know is right.
Examples
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During the training, they focused on helping participants become continent individuals.
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Being continent means you can control your urges and maintain your dignity.
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The mirror image of the continent person is Aristotle's incontinent person.
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A continent person remains calm and collected even in stressful situations.
Antonyms
Compounds
How Continent
Surface Forms
continent positive
Etymology
Continent in this sense comes from the Latin continere, made of con- and tenere, where tenere means 'to hold'. To be continent here is to 'hold' control of your body and not pass urine or stool, so the origin shows the idea of holding back bodily waste.