First Known Use: 15th century
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1content
adjective con·tent \kən-ˈtent\
: pleased and satisfied : not needing more
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Origin of CONTENT
Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin contentus, from past participle of continēre to hold in, contain — more at contain
Related to CONTENT
- Antonyms
- discontent, discontented, displeased, dissatisfied, malcontent, malcontented, unhappy
Rhymes with CONTENT
absent, accent, Advent, anent, ascent, assent, augment, besprent, cement, comment, consent, convent, descent, detent, dissent, docent, event, extent, ferment, foment, fragment, frequent, hell-bent, indent, intent, invent, lament, loment, low-rent, mordent, outspent, percent, pigment, portent, present, prevent, pup tent, quitrent, rack-rent, relent, repent, resent, segment, Shymkent, Tashkent, torment, well-meant, wisent
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verb
: to make (someone) pleased and satisfied : to make (someone) content
Full Definition of CONTENT
transitive verb
1
: to appease the desires of
2
: to limit (oneself) in requirements, desires, or actions
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First Known Use of CONTENT
15th century
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noun
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noun con·tent \ˈkän-ˌtent\
Definition of CONTENT
1
a : something contained —usually used in plural <the jar's contents> <the drawer's contents> b : the topics or matter treated in a written work <table of contents> c : the principal substance (as written matter, illustrations, or music) offered by a World Wide Web site <Internet users have evolved an ethos of free content in the Internet — Ben Gerson>
2
a : substance, gist b : meaning, significance c : the events, physical detail, and information in a work of art — compare form 10b
3
a : the matter dealt with in a field of study b : a part, element, or complex of parts
4
: the amount of specified material contained : proportion
Origin of CONTENT
Middle English, from Latin contentus, past participle of continēre to contain
First Known Use: 15th century
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CONTENT Defined for Kids
1content
noun con·tent \ˈkän-ˌtent\
Definition of CONTENT for Kids
1
: the things that are within —usually used in pl. <the contents of a room>
2
: the subject or topic treated (as in a book) —usually used in pl. <a table of contents>
3
: the important part or meaning (as of a book) <Do you understand the content of the paragraph?>
4
: a certain amount <The soup has a high content of salt.>
2content
adjective con·tent \kən-ˈtent\
Definition of CONTENT for Kids
: pleased and satisfied
3content
verb
con·tent·edcon·tent·ing
Definition of CONTENT for Kids
: to make pleased : satisfy <He contented himself with a seat beside the fire.>
4content
noun
Definition of CONTENT for Kids
: freedom from care or discomfort <She fell asleep in complete content.>
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content
noun con·tent \ˈkän-ˌtent\
Medical Definition of CONTENT
1
: something contained—usually used in plural <the stomach contents>
2
: the subject matter or symbolic significance of something—see latent content, manifest content
3
: the amount of specified material contained <the sulfur content of a sample>
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