continenta.[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.(Shak.)2. Exercising restraint as to the indulgence of desires or passions; temperate; moderate.()Have a continent forbearance till the speed of his rage goes slower. (Shak.)3. Abstaining from sexual intercourse; exercising restraint upon the sexual appetite; esp., abstaining from illicit sexual intercourse; chaste.()My past life ()Hath been as continent, as chaste, as true, ()As I am now unhappy. (Shak.)4. Not interrupted; connected; continuous; as, a continent fever.()The northeast part of Asia is, if not continent with the west side of America, yet certainly it is the least disoined by sea of all that coast. (Berrewood.)n.[L. continens, prop., a holding together: cf. F. continent. See Continent, a.]1. That which contains anything; a receptacle.()The smaller continent which we call a pipkin. (Bp. Kennet.)2. 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.()()The Continent, the main land of Europe, as distinguished from the islands, especially from England.()