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1sexual — adj. Sexual is used with these nouns: ↑abuse, ↑act, ↑activity, ↑advance, ↑adventure, ↑affair, ↑aggression, ↑ambiguity, ↑ambivalence, ↑appetite, ↑assault, ↑at …
2continence — n. 1. Chastity, restraint of sexual appetite. 2. Self command (in general), self control, moderation, temperance …
3Continent — Con ti*nent, a. [L. continens, entis, prop., p. pr. of continere to hold together, to repress: cf. F. continent. See {Contain}.] 1. Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Exercising restraint as to the …
4Philosophy of Greek pederasty — The topic of pederasty, one that took pride of place over the love of women in the erotic lives of Greek aristocrats in general and 5th century BC Athenians in particular [ Plato considers love between people solely as a homosexual phenomenon,… …
5Continence — Con ti*nence, Continency Con ti*nen*cy, n. [F. continence, L. continentia. See {Continent}, and cf. {Countenance}.] 1. Self restraint; self command. [1913 Webster] He knew what to say; he knew also, when to leave off, a continence which is… …
6Continency — Continence Con ti*nence, Continency Con ti*nen*cy, n. [F. continence, L. continentia. See {Continent}, and cf. {Countenance}.] 1. Self restraint; self command. [1913 Webster] He knew what to say; he knew also, when to leave off, a continence… …
7Incontinence — Inability to control excretions. Urinary incontinence is inability to keep urine in the bladder. Fecal incontinence is inability to retain feces in the rectum. * * * 1. Inability to prevent the discharge of any of the excretions, especially of… …
8incontinent — /ɪnˈkɒntənənt / (say in kontuhnuhnt) adjective 1. Pathology lacking control over the normally voluntary excretory functions of the body. 2. not continent; not holding or held in; unceasing or unrestrained: an incontinent flow of talk. 3. lacking… …
9literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
10English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …