continence
C2CEFR level
81/100Rarity: very rare
FormalRegister
General noun
Self-restraint exercised over one's appetites and desires.
The monk's continence extended to every pleasure of the table as well as the flesh.
Medicine noun
The ability to control bladder and bowel function voluntarily.
A regular toileting schedule helped him maintain continence and preserve his dignity.
Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.
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