Continent
Continent adjective - Given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites.
Maiden and continent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Maiden" instead an adjective "Continent".
Nearby Words: continence, continental, continently
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Maiden Aunt: The ironically named Baby, Nicole's older sister.[T]he American Woman, aroused, stood over him; the clean-sweeping irrational temper that had broken the moral back of a race and made a nursery out of a continent, was too much for him.
Source: Literature / Tender Is the Night
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Maiden and Continent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/continent/maiden
Continent & Maiden. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/continent/maiden>.
Maiden or Continent. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/continent/maiden.
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