continency

English Thesaurus

1. the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	self-denial, self-discipline,
definition	:	the trait of practicing self discipline (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	celibate, continent,
definition	:	abstaining from sexual intercourse (adj.all)

derivation	:	celibate, continent,
definition	:	abstaining from sexual intercourse (adj.all)