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con·tent

UK/ˈkɒn.tɛnt/ US/ˈkɔn.tɛnt/ common uk
noun (7) verb (2) adjective (1)

noun

1.

everything that is included in a collection

  • “he emptied the contents of his pockets”
  • “the two groups were similar in content”
2.
3.

the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.

4.

the amount that can be contained

  • “the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons”
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5.

the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

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6.

the state of being contented with your situation in life

  • “he relaxed in sleepy contentedness”
  • “they could read to their heart”
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7.

something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation

  • “a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject”
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verb

1.

satisfy in a limited way

  • “He contented himself with one glass of beer per day”
2.

make content

  • “I am contented”
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adjective

1.

satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are

  • “a contented smile”
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Origin

From Middle English content (plural contentes, contence), from Latin contentus, past participle of continēre (“to hold in, contain”), as Etymology 1, above. English apparently developed a substantive form of the adjective, which is not mirrored in Romance languages.

Phrases

  • adult content
  • content clause
  • content coupling
  • content creator
  • content determination
  • content farm
  • content filtering
  • content gap
  • to one's heart's content

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