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incontinences

incontinences is the plural of incontinence.

Meaning of incontinence

Noun

incontinence (countable and uncountable, plural incontinences)

  1. (dated) Lack of self-restraint, an inability to control oneself; unchastity.
    • verbal incontinence
  2. The inability of any of the physical organs to restrain discharges of their contents; involuntary discharge or evacuation (of urine or feces).
    • The objective is to make life easier for male colleagues and customers with urinary incontinence.2024 July 10, “Network News: 'Boys Need Bins' backed by GTR”, in RAIL, number 1013, page 23

Phrases with incontinences

Questions about incontinences

What is incontinences the plural of?
Incontinences is the plural of incontinence.

Words near incontinences in the dictionary

  1. incontinence pad
  2. incontinence pads
  3. incontinence pants
  4. incontinence slip
  5. incontinence slips
  6. incontinences
  7. incontinencies
  8. incontinency
  9. incontinent
  10. incontinent ordinance
  11. incontinent ordinances

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Adapted from Wiktionary: incontinences (page history and authors); incontinence (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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