continent

continent - noun

  • One of the six or seven great divisions of land on the globe
  • The continent of Europe
  • Mainland
  • Container, confines
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API

Usage examples

Examples: "I can see the continent from here." "That continent belongs to me." "The continent is very important."

continent - thesaurus

Synonyms: main

SpellingJoy score for continent

SpellingJoy Gematria

Mystic
245

Letter Values

C
6
O
15
N
15
T
21
I
9
N
15
E
5
N
15
T
23

Etymology

Latin

(senses 1-2) borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, "land forming part of a continuous mass (as opposed to an island)," borrowed from Latin continent-, continens (short for terra continens), from continent-, continens, adjective, "uninterrupted, continuous, forming part of a continuous mass," from present participle of continēre "to hold together, restrain, have as contents"; (senses 3 & 4) probably borrowed from Medieval Latin continentia "container, content, tenor (of a document)," noun derivative of Latin continent-, continens, present participle of continēre

Found in Lyrics

"Invisible Touch"

by Genesis

1986

"She's got that invisible touch"

Context: Pop rock about being in