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content

1

[ kon-tent ]

noun

  1. Usually contents.
    1. something that is contained:

      the contents of a box.

    2. the subjects or topics covered in a book or document.
    3. the chapters or other formal divisions of a book or document:

      a table of contents.

  2. something that is to be expressed through some medium, as speech, writing, or any of various arts:

    a poetic form adequate to a poetic content.

  3. significance or profundity; meaning:

    a clever play that lacks content.

  4. substantive information or creative material viewed in contrast to its actual or potential manner of presentation:

    publishers, record companies, and other content providers; a flashy website, but without much content.

  5. that which may be perceived in something:

    the latent versus the manifest content of a dream.

  6. Philosophy, Logic. the sum of the attributes or notions comprised in a given conception; the substance or matter of cognition.
  7. power of containing; holding capacity:

    The bowl's content is three quarts.

  8. volume, area, or extent; size.
  9. the amount contained.
  10. Linguistics. the system of meanings or semantic values specific to a language ( expression ).
    1. Mathematics. the greatest common divisor of all the coefficients of a given polynomial. Compare primitive polynomial.
    2. any abstraction of the concept of length, area, or volume.


content

2

[ kuhn-tent ]

adjective

  1. satisfied with what one is or has; not wanting more or anything else.
  2. British. agreeing; assenting.
  3. Archaic. willing.

verb (used with object)

  1. to make content:

    These things content me.

    Synonyms: ,

    Antonyms:

noun

  1. the state or feeling of being contented; satisfaction; contentment:

    His content was threatened.

  2. (in the British House of Lords) an affirmative vote or voter.

content

1

/ ˈɒԳɛԳ /

noun

  1. often plural everything that is inside a container

    the contents of a box

  2. usually plural
    1. the chapters or divisions of a book
    2. a list, printed at the front of a book, of chapters or divisions together with the number of the first page of each
  3. the meaning or significance of a poem, painting, or other work of art, as distinguished from its style or form
  4. all that is contained or dealt with in a discussion, piece of writing, etc; substance
  5. the capacity or size of a thing
  6. the proportion of a substance contained in an alloy, mixture, etc

    the lead content of petrol

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

content

2

/ əˈɛԳ /

adjective

  1. mentally or emotionally satisfied with things as they are
  2. assenting to or willing to accept circumstances, a proposed course of action, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to make (oneself or another person) content or satisfied

    to content oneself with property

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. peace of mind; mental or emotional satisfaction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

  1. (in the House of Lords) a formal expression of assent, as opposed to the expression not content
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Derived Forms

  • DzˈٱԳٱ, adverb
  • DzˈٱԳٳԳ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dz·ٱԳ·· adjective
  • Dz·ٱԳ· adverb
  • Dz·ٱԳ·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of content1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English (from Anglo-French ), from Medieval Latin contentum, noun use of neuter of Latin contentus (past participle of DzԳپŧ “to contain”), equivalent to con- “with, together” + ten- “hold” + -tus past participle suffix; con-

Origin of content2

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin contentus “satisfied,” special use of past participle of DzԳپŧ; content 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of content1

C15: from Latin contentus contained, from DzԳپŧ to contain

Origin of content2

C14: from Old French, from Latin contentus contented, that is, having restrained desires, from DzԳپŧ to restrain
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Idioms and Phrases

see to one's heart's content .
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Synonym Study

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