Lewis & Short

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incontĭnentĭa, ae, f. [incontinens].

  1. I. Lit., inability of containing or retaining (post-Aug.): urinae, Plin. 20, 15, 57, § 161.
  2. II. Trop., inability of restraining one’s desires, greediness, incontinence (class.): multa de incontinentia intemperantiaque disseruit, Cic. Cael. 11, 25.