continent
/ˈkɑntɪnənt/noun, adjective3 syllables
Continent means: abstaining from sexual intercourse.
Synonyms for continent3
noun, as in the European mainland
Continental Europe
adjective, as in abstaining from sexual intercourse
celibate, chaste
Opposites of continent
incontinent
What does continent mean?4
adjective
1
abstaining from sexual intercourse“celibate priests”
2
having control over urination and defecation
noun
1
the European mainland“Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there”
2
one of the large landmasses of the earth“there are seven continents”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Continent in a sentence
- Europe is an old continent with a long, rich history.Eldad
- Several hundred years ago, scarlet fever epidemics killed thousands of people throughout the continent.Vanilla
- Australia is an island, a continent, and a country.Amastan
- Africa, as a continent, is a surprisingly peaceful region.Amastan
- A continent is just a really big island.shekitten
- Uruguay's political and labor conditions are among the freest on the continent.The_World_Factbook
- The railway line crosses the entire continent from east to west.sundown
- This vast continent is abundant in fossil fuels.AlanF_US
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Forms of continent
as a noun
- plural
- continents