Incontinence vs X - What's the difference?
incontinence | x |
(dated) Lack of self-restraint, an inability to control oneself; unchastity.
* 1749 , Henry Fielding, Tom Jones , Folio Society 1973, p. 119:
(medicine) The inability of any of the physical organs to restrain discharges of their contents; involuntary discharge or evacuation (of urine or feces).
The twenty-fourth letter of the .
Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur
Roman numerals
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As a noun incontinence
is (dated) lack of self-restraint, an inability to control oneself; unchastity.As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.incontinence
English
Noun
- Allworthy was sufficiently offended by this transgression of Jones; for notwithstanding the assertions of Mr Western, it is certain this worthy man had never indulged himself in any loose pleasures with women, and greatly condemned the vice of incontinence in others.
