अंग्रेजी अंग्रेजी शब्दकोश

Abstaining from sexual intercourse; exercising restraint upon the sexual appetite; esp., abstaining from illicit sexual intercourse; chaste.

Not interrupted; connected; continuous; as, a continent fever.

That which contains anything; a receptacle.

One of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main land; specifically (Phys. Geog.), a large body of land differing from an island, not merely in its size, but in its structure, which is that of a large basin bordered by mountain chains; as, the continent of North America.

Of or pertaining to a continent.

Of or pertaining to the main land of Europe, in distinction from the adjacent islands, especially England; as, a continental tour; a continental coalition.

Of or pertaining to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War; as, Continental money.

A soldier in the Continental army, or a piece of the Continental currency. See Continental, a., 3.

In a continent manner; chastely; moderately; temperately.

See Contingency.

of Contingency

Union or connection; the state of touching or contact.

The quality or state of being contingent or casual; the possibility of coming to pass.

An event which may or may not occur; that which is possible or probable; a fortuitous event; a chance.

An adjunct or accessory.

A certain possible event that may or may not happen, by which, when happening, some particular title may be affected.

Possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.

Dependent on that which is undetermined or unknown; as, the success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he can not control.

Dependent for effect on something that may or may not occur; as, a contingent estate.

An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency.