Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incontinency

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-con-ti-nen-cy
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of incontinence.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

  • "Withdꝛawe not youre ſelves one from another excepte itt be with conſent foꝛ a tyme ⸝ foꝛ to geve youre ſelves to faſtynge and pꝛayer ⸝ and afterwarde come agayne to the ſame thynge ⸝ leſt Satan tempt you foꝛ youre incontinency."

Etymology

From Middle English incontinency, from Latin incontinentia. Doublet of incontinence.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ten-, incontinency, incontinentia

Usage

Inflected Forms

incontinencies (plural)

Synonyms

incontinence

Questions

What does incontinency mean?
Synonym of incontinence.
Where does incontinency come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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