Noun

• S: (n) continent (one of the large landmasses of the earth) "there are seven continents"; "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot"
• S: (n) Continent (the European mainland) "Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there"
• part holonym
• instance
• derivationally related form

Adjective

• S: (adj) continent (having control over urination and defecation)
• antonym
• derivationally related form
• W: (n) continence [Related to: continent] (voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge)
• derivationally related form
• Overview
• synset
• S: (n) continence (voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) restraint, control (discipline in personal and social activities) "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself"
• S: (n) discipline (the trait of being well behaved) "he insisted on discipline among the troops"
• S: (n) trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)
• S: (n) attribute (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)
• S: (n) abstraction, abstract entity (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• derivationally related form
• W: (adj) continent [Related to: continence] (having control over urination and defecation)
• W: (v) contain [Related to: continent] (contain or hold; have within) "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
• S: (adj) celibate, continent (abstaining from sexual intercourse) "celibate priests"