continent in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
continent in Kashmiri कॉशुर
continent in Telugu తెలుగు
continent in English
- continent⇄adj. (Obsolete.) continuous; connected.
- continent⇄adj. 1. having control of one's actions and feelings; using self-restraint; temperate.
Ex. a continent, persisting, immovable person (Emerson).
2. characterized by self-restraint or complete abstinence in sexual matters; chaste.
Ex. My - continent⇄adv. continently.
- continent⇄continent (1), noun, adjective.
- continent⇄continent (2), adjective, noun.
- continent⇄expr. the Continent, the mainland of Europe, as distinguished from the British Isles.
Ex. A policy of detente with east Europe ... would allow for a settlement of the basic issues dividing the Continent (London Times). - continent⇄noun (Archaic.)1. a thing that holds or contains; vessel.
2. something that comprises or sums up; epitome. - continent⇄noun 1. one of the seven great masses of land on the earth. The continents are North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica.
Ex. The deep oceans and the continents are different in their geological structure (Gaskel