content
UK /ˈkɒn.tɛnt/ · US /ˈkɑn.tɛnt/ adjective, noun, interjection, verb
Forms contenter contentest contents contenting contented
- adjective Satisfied, pleased, contented.
- noun Satisfaction, contentment; pleasure. “They were in a state of sleepy content after supper.”
- noun (obsolete) Acquiescence without examination.
- noun That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.
- noun (UK, House of Lords) An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmative vote.
- noun (UK, House of Lords, by metonymy) A member who votes in assent.
- interjection (archaic) Alright, agreed.
- verb (transitive) 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.”
- verb (transitive, obsolete) To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.
- adjective (obsolete) Contained.
- noun (uncountable) That which is contained.
- noun 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.”
- noun (by extension, uncountable) One or more creative works. “Some online video creators upload new content every day.”
- noun (Internet, colloquial) The potential of creative work for a content creator. “He moved to California for the content.”
- noun The amount of material contained. “Light beer has a lower alcohol content than regular beer.”
- noun (obsolete) Capacity for containing.
- noun (mathematics) 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.
- noun (algebra, ring theory, of a polynomial with coefficients in a GCD domain) 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.
Synonyms
elate hearten beatify enrapture begladden blissen bright cheer fetch cheer up cherish delight elevate enbliss exhilarate fain gay gladden gladden someone's heart gratify message subject matter substance capacity cognitive content mental object contentedness subject depicted object contented
Antonyms
Etymology
From Middle English contenten (“to satisfy”), from Latin contentus (“contained; satisfied”), past participle of continēre (“to contain”).
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.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.
- noun That which is contained; the thing or things held by a receptacle or included within specified limits; as, the contents of a cask or bale or of a room; the contents of a book.
- noun Power of containing; capacity; extent; size. [Obs.]
- verb To satisfy the desires of; to make easy in any situation; to appease or quiet; to gratify; to please.
Etymology [F. content, fr. L. contentus, p.p. of contenire to hold together, restrain. See Contain.]
Etymology [F. contenter, LL. contentare, fr. L. contentus, p.p. See Content, a.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “content”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details