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content¹
- /kənˈtɛnt/
Rhymes with -ɛnt
Where it comes from
From Middle English contenten (“to satisfy”), from Latin contentus (“contained; satisfied”), past participle of continēre (“to contain”).
adjective more content · contenter · most content · contentest
- Satisfied, pleased, contented. This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking.[…]He was smooth-faced, and his fresh skin and well-developed figure bespoke the man in good physical condition through active exercise, yet well content with the world's apportionment.
noun
- Satisfaction, contentment; pleasure. They were in a state of sleepy content after supper.
- Acquiescence without examination. The sense they humbly take upon content.
- That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy. So will I in England work your grace's full content.
- An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmative vote.
- A member who votes in assent.
interjection
- Alright, agreed.
verb contents · contenting · contented
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To give contentment or satisfaction to; to satisfy; to make happy.
You can't have any more. You'll have to content yourself with what you already have.
Similar: elate, hearten, beatify, enrapture, begladden, blissen, bright, cheer, fetch, cheer up, cherish, content
- To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite. Come the next Sabbath, and I will content you.
content²
- /ˈkɒn.tɛnt/ UK
- /ˈkɔn.tɛnt/ UK
- /ˈkɑn.tɛnt/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -ɔntɛnt, -ɒntɛnt, -ɑntɛnt
Where it comes from
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.
adjective more content · most content
- Contained.
noun contents
-
That which is contained.
Similar: contents
- Subject matter; semantic information (or a portion or body thereof); that which is contained in writing, speech, video, etc. Although eloquently delivered, the content of the speech was objectionable.
- One or more creative works. Some online video creators upload new content every day.
- The potential of creative work for a content creator. He moved to California for the content.
- The amount of material contained. Light beer has a lower alcohol content than regular beer.
- Capacity for containing. Strong ships, of great content.
- The n-dimensional space contained by an n-dimensional polytope (called volume in the case of a polyhedron and area in the case of a polygon); length, area or volume, generalized to an arbitrary number of dimensions.
- The greatest common divisor of the coefficients; (of a polynomial with coefficients in an integral domain) the common factor of the coefficients which, when removed, leaves the adjusted coefficients with no common factor that is noninvertible.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: satisfied, happy, complacent, self-satisfied, smug, subject, capacity, easygoing, placid, substance, subject matter, message, at peace, cognitive content, depicted object, mental object
Translations
Every language
adj satisfied
| Español | contento, chocho, complacido |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 만족하다 manjokhada |
| 日本語 | 満足した manzoku shita |
| 中文 | 滿足 /满足 mǎnzú, 滿意 /满意 mǎnyì, 知足 zhīzú |
| हिन्दी | संतोष santoṣ, तृप्त tŕpt |
| Português | satisfeito |
| Français | content |
| Deutsch | zufrieden |
| Italiano | contento |
| Română | mulțumit |
| Русский | дово́льный dovólʹnyj |
| العربية | رَاضٍ rāḍin, مُرْتَاح murtāḥ, قَانِع qāniʕ |
| עברית | מרוצה merutsé, שבע רצון sva ratsón, מסופק mesupák |
verb satisfy — see also satisfy
| Español | contentar, alegrar |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | संतोष santoṣ |
| Português | contentar, satisfazer |
| Français | satisfaire |
| Deutsch | begnügen, sich zufriedengeben, zufriedenstellen |
| Italiano | soddisfare |
| Română | mulțumi |
| Русский | удовлетворя́ть udovletvorjátʹ, удовлетвори́ть udovletvorítʹ |
| العربية | رَضَّى raḍḍā |
noun subject matter
| Español | materia, contenido, tenor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 콘텐츠 kontencheu |
| 日本語 | コンテンツ kontentsu |
| 中文 | 內容 /内容 nèiróng |
| हिन्दी | विषय viṣay |
| Português | conteúdo |
| Français | contenu |
| Deutsch | Stoff, Inhalt |
| Italiano | contenuto |
| Ελληνικά | περιεχόμενο periechómeno |
| Română | conținut |
| Русский | содержа́ние soderžánije, су́щность súščnostʹ, су́ть sútʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | nội dung |
| العربية | مَضْمون, مَضامِين maḍāmīn, مُحْتَوى, مُحْتَوَيات muḥtawayāt |
| עברית | תוכן tókhen |
noun that which is contained
| Español | contenido |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 내용 naeyong, 콘텐츠 kontencheu |
| 日本語 | 内容 naiyō, コンテンツ kontentsu |
| 中文 | 內容 /内容 nèiróng |
| हिन्दी | अंतर्वस्तु antarvastu, मज़मून mazmūn |
| Português | conteúdo |
| Français | contenu |
| Deutsch | Inhalt |
| Italiano | contenuto |
| Română | conținut |
| Русский | содержа́ние soderžánije, содержи́мое soderžímoje |
| Tiếng Việt | nội dung |
| العربية | مُحْتَوًى muḥtawan, مَضْمُون maḍmūn |
| עברית | תְּכוּלָה t'khulá |
noun the amount of material contained
| Español | contenido |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 含有量 gan'yūryō |
| Português | teor |
| Français | contenu |
| Deutsch | Inhalt |
| Русский | вмести́мость vmestímostʹ |
| العربية | كَمِّيَّة kammiyya, نِسْبَة nisba |
noun mathematics: space contained by a polytope
| Deutsch | Inhalt |
|---|
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