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adjective kənˈtɛntkənˈtɛnt 1In a state of peaceful happiness. he seemed more content, less bitter Example sentencesExamples - She rested back against it's trunk, quite content on not being disturbed by anyone that couldn't find her.
- But there seem to be the regulars who appear quite content with their way of life and, if someone is willing to put a roof over their heads, that would appear to be a bonus.
- This creates an environment that some feel is uncomfortable or even unwelcome, and yet others feel quite content with it.
- He'll happily party for five days, literally, but I know Jo will end up very content with a nice little home and if not a picket fence than perhaps some shrubbery.
- There was just something about this time in the morning that calmed him to the soul and allowed a content feeling to spread through his body.
- Her lips curved into a content smile thinking about them, their strength, happiness, and virtue.
- Hotsuma looked at her face, she seemed as though she were asleep, content and peaceful.
- She thought of how content and peaceful she felt being with Yu Min.
- And unlike before, these youngsters are certainly not content staying home to enjoy a quiet peaceful holiday.
- I don't generally reckon it a good idea to go back to live in places you've lived before, no matter how happy or content you may have been there.
- She wore a calm and content smile on her face as she saw her boys coming up to the house.
- He was quite content sitting on the bus, reading his paper and soaking up the atmosphere.
- The woman looked blissfully content, as though she had been granted her most heartfelt desire.
- They were a devoted couple who were very content in each others company and the sympathy of the whole community goes out to Lionel in these sad and lonely days.
- He's not in any rush, though, and is quite content in Bulgaria.
- I was happy after my marriage, Logan and I were very content with each other.
- She made a content sound and snuggled up next to him, resting her head on his shoulder.
- She looked so peaceful, so content and comfortable… even though she was a so far away from the ground.
- She let out a content sigh and rested her head on Jordan's shoulder.
- Smiling, I turned around the drove the rest of the way back to Trevor's with a content feeling.
Synonyms contented, satisfied, pleased gratified, fulfilled happy, cheerful, cheery, glad, delighted tranquil, unworried, untroubled, at ease, at peace, comfortable, serene, placid, complacent - 1.1 Willing to accept something; satisfied.
he had to be content with third place with infinitive the duke was content to act as Regent Example sentencesExamples - Not content with continuing to sing both old roles and new in defiance of his 62 years, Domingo is preparing to embark on another new project.
- We have had the investment for only a month and we are quite content with it.
- I have been in strictly monogamous relationships and most of us are perfectly content with that.
- But ten days ago both sides were quite content with the result, both realising that they had come perilously close to losing.
- Not content with patenting the test, the company moved quickly to ringfence the genes themselves.
- And in fact she does seem more at ease with herself than I've heard she was, and very content with her life.
- Not content with the level of safety near the river, Anne was on the phone again.
- If you found yourself so fascinating in the first place you would not feel the need to go after anyone else and would be content sitting in and talking to yourself.
- He is quite content to let whole neighbourhoods, whole cities, indeed whole countries be submerged in crime, so long as it does not affect him personally.
- I wonder if she's given up on me, or is just quite content with her existing mass of grandchildren?
- They appeared quite content with gestural communication with the children.
- Not content with the progress he has made with the site, Jonathan is anxious to expand and improve on what's on offer.
- I'm quite content with the knowledge that I'm paying my way through school and living comfortably.
- Moby was quite content with a low-key musical career… until the world fell in love with an album he put together in his bedroom.
- Australia's politicians and their advisers seem very content with our present defence policies and prescriptions.
- He is generally quite content with himself and his life, and he lacks for nothing, except honor.
- I am quite content with my work life, I can't say I love everyone in office, because some of them I hardly know.
- Men are a solitary animal and are generally content with the status quo.
- He's quite content with the knowledge that his films aren't for everyone.
- However, it seems that Alice was quite content with carrying on with her waitressing - until Nicolas stepped in.
verb kənˈtɛntkənˈtɛnt [with object]1Satisfy (someone) nothing would content her apart from going off to Barcelona Example sentencesExamples - I contented myself just looking through them and soaking in the library atmosphere.
- After a moment, Jessie had quieted down, and was now contenting herself by singing a song about ‘honey’ and, ‘little black rain clouds.’
- Stroking her hair, Brian shifted a little to get comfortable before leaning into the corner of the sofa and contenting himself to listening to her breathing even out.
- This was the best time she had ever had and she was contented with life as it was.
- It's Satan working his evil will through the world, contenting us with mediocrity.
- I wasn't contented to stay at that moment, knowing whatever she spoke of, would terrorize me with the vanity.
- And until that day, he was contented with being the vagabond that he was.
- This, in our judgment, they have manifestly failed to do, contenting themselves instead with deciding the case solely on the credibility of the witnesses.
- I've not been terribly fit to blog of late, contenting myself instead with low-level tasks and early nights.
- What really separates contented couples from those in deep marital misery is a healthy balance between their positive and negative feelings and actions toward each other.
- Naoise let it fly over his head, contenting himself to look around.
- The men's team was not at full strength and contented themselves here with a fifth place, but there were, nevertheless, some impressive performances.
- I didn't bother turning around, instead contenting myself to glare ahead at the open ocean.
- When the race began, the crowd contented itself by lazily torturing his teammates, and, by early appearances, they were in rare form.
- I hadn't taken a book in and so I was contenting myself just daydreaming.
- Meanwhile, Jack and a small group of boys were contented to hunt.
- As she lay down and rested her head against the pillow, the thought contented her.
- Jane is contented with her teaching and the company of the house's inmates.
- But that only led to more thoughts of Kya - and Hal - so he pushed them away, instead contenting himself to focus on the sports update issuing from the TV on the kitchen counter.
- In Scotland, though, and with some justification we have contented ourselves in the belief that our police forces are trustworthy and industrious.
Synonyms soothe, pacify, placate, appease, please, mollify, make happy, satisfy, still, quieten, silence - 1.1content oneself with Accept as adequate despite wanting more or better.
we contented ourselves with a few small purchases Example sentencesExamples - The trio may have to content themselves with just getting the film seen, and using its success to raise the money for the next movie.
- Although no details have been disclosed, it is difficult to think that they contented themselves with just repeating their cases.
- I contented myself with not doing a very good job on the canteen chairs.
- Don't content yourself with an adequate performance from yourself or your students.
- Over the course of the next decade, the surviving members contented themselves with periodically blowing up a television tower or railroad station.
- What it contents itself with, typically, is causes or other parts of causal circumstances.
- In the meantime, content yourself with what you imagined it would've sounded like.
- I contented myself with merely trying to become a migrant worker, a plan that fizzled because nobody in my family would advance me the cash necessary to go out west and meet my fellow migrants.
- Soon, he contented himself with simply staring out the window at passing stars and planets.
- He, meanwhile, will content himself with what, by comparison, are relatively modest talents.
- What about situations where they just seem to be contenting themselves with the best of the worst?
- She contented herself with not leaning against Walter, and paid attention.
- A prudent man, a man of less courage but more sense, would have contented himself with three more rounds of boxing.
- I content myself with just watching him from afar, and nothing makes me happier than just seeing him enjoying himself with the rest of the team and enjoying the game that we all love.
- The grand strategy that the United States pursues does not content itself with merely seeking assurance against the rise of another regional hegemon.
- In scientific research, we content ourselves with nothing less than best-in-class.
- Until then I shall content myself with all those fruit-based American puddings such as cobblers and crisps.
- For lack of a better name, scientists contented themselves with what had been called magic since the beginning of time.
- I wouldn't mind contenting myself with that for a day.
- As recently as 10 years ago media consultants contented themselves with eight to 12 campaigns in an election cycle.
Synonyms be content, be satisfied, satisfy oneself be fulfilled, be gratified, be pleased, be happy, be glad
noun kənˈtɛntkənˈtɛnt 1mass noun A state of satisfaction. the greater part of the century was a time of content Example sentencesExamples - They stood there for a few seconds, content with the peace of the garden.
- I think your forgot the part where money does not necessarily equal happiness and content.
- Both felt comfortable and content as they drifted into a gentle sleep.
- May Allah deliver you from this state and grant you life full of peace and content.
- With a comfortable lead, the team was content to run out the clock and seal the win.
- The whole area seemed rather peaceful, basking in the comfort and content of Christmas.
- She'd rest her head on my shoulder, wherever we were, and we'd just stay like that, comfortable and content.
- After their first fistfight outside the bar they sit next to each other exhausted, satisfied and content.
- They appear comfortable and content to be allowed to develop in a steady, laid back, logical flow instead of jerky revelatory leaps.
- They get sucked into the comfort zone and become content with their achievements.
- They are content to rest comfortably in the mainstream of life, remaining unnoticed.
- Some say that chocolate gives consumers delights of euphoric content, I say it does not give me that.
- Little groups of Ilavis danced around, avoiding the visitors, but they were content to spread their joy.
- For we all too easily feel content and satisfied with what we possess; we become accustomed to possessing.
- I would ask those who champion the beach book why they are content to champion a dull novel in a comfortable environment.
- You realise how much when he returns and effortlessly captures the spotlight, turning the crowd from content to jubilant.
- Claire and Tess sat beneath the verandah, comfortable and content.
- Together we drift off into a much needed sleep, both comfortable and content.
- We were content to coexist in peace, but you could not have it so!
Synonyms contentedness, satisfaction, fulfilment contentment, contentedness, satisfaction, fulfilment 2A member of the British House of Lords who votes for a particular motion. Example sentencesExamples - The chairman of the committee said he was disappointed at the prospect of the contents of the house leaving the country.
Origin Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin contentus 'satisfied', past participle of continere (see contain). There are two words spelt content in English; one with the stress on the second syllable meaning ‘happy’ which comes from Latin contentus ‘satisfied’, the other with the stress on the first syllable meaning ‘things included’ from Latin contenta ‘things contained’. Both Latin words go back to continere ‘hold, contain’ which also gives us contain (Middle English).
Rhymes absent, accent, anent, ascent, assent, augment, bent, cement, cent, circumvent, consent, dent, event, extent, ferment, foment, forewent, forwent, frequent, gent, Ghent, Gwent, lament, leant, lent, meant, misrepresent, misspent, outwent, pent, percent, pigment, rent, scent, segment, sent, spent, stent, Stoke-on-Trent, Tashkent, tent, torment, Trent, underspent, underwent, vent, went noun ˈkɒntɛntˈkɑntɛnt also contents1The things that are held or included in something. she unscrewed the top of the flask and drank the contents Example sentencesExamples - There's a still silence as they examine the contents which include pen, stickers, balloons, magnets and a few chocolate bars.
- Christina had crawled off of her bed and packed a bag to take with her, its contents including enough money to return to Los Angeles.
- Firebugs who torched a double garage wrecked the contents, including a car and a freezer packed with food, it was revealed today.
- Beelzebubus III drank the contents of every single blender.
- The guild's next meeting will be on Tuesday night, April 9 and the competition is guess the contents of the parcel.
- We all clink our champagne glasses together, drink the contents, then hurl ourselves into indiscriminate hugging and kissing.
- All orders come packaged in the eponymous brown box and wrapped in parcel paper - but their contents include a dazzling array of delights.
- The contents included a new American-style silver fridge, white daisy fairy lights and gas lamp.
- For sale with all its contents included, this apartment also comes with a parking space.
- One of the soldiers dumps the contents of my pack onto the dirt and starts rummaging through my stuff.
- It also included the contents of several trust funds she inherited.
- When I do, I already know exactly what I'm looking for and can scan the contents of a shop quickly.
- The contents include news snippets, important addresses in New Delhi, trade news, a Learn Russian column and a children's corner.
- I then shake the contents of my drink, and smell.
- The contents of older capsules include a video of children walking to school, a picture of a dove of peace and an asthma inhaler, among other things.
- He ripped the bag out of her hands and ran off with the contents, which included cash and various credit and bank cards.
- He even moved to Brazil and opened a bar but drank the contents and went bust after three years.
- We set off with a springing step - me particularly - as I had left most of the contents of my small pack at the hut.
- Inevitably as we pack the remaining contents of my condo the boxes of photos had to surface.
- Even so, a steady trickle of boxes flowed through the living and dining rooms, and their contents were emptied and loaded into the new storage and display units.
Synonyms things inside, content, load informal guts, innards - 1.1in singular The amount of a particular constituent occurring in a substance.
soya milk has a low fat content Example sentencesExamples - Eat meals with a low fat content, and avoid coffee, chocolate, milk, alcohol, nicotine and tomatoes.
- Fish contains plenty of cholesterol and fat, only it is slightly lower than the cholesterol content in beef and chicken.
- Besides, the fat content was too low for long-term use.
- Course content focuses on natural resource issues and applications for solving environmental problems.
- Also, because of its low fat content, they are considered the most digestible and least likely to bring about sickness.
Synonyms amount, proportion, quantity, bulk, total, quota rare quantum - 1.2 A list of the chapters or sections given at the front of a book or periodical.
as modifier the contents page Example sentencesExamples - Multiple tables of contents featuring different general subject matter make it easy to find what you need.
- There is certainly a detailed list of contents at the front of the book, but this is not an alphabetic index.
- Each entry lists bibliographic data and contents, along with a lengthy excerpt.
- The initial table of contents briefly lists the contents of the entire book.
- Each section begins with its own table of contents and lists chapters and subchapters of that section.
- It has no table of contents, no chapter titles or headings and no index.
- In addition to the guides, the online help files include a contents section, a glossary and searching capabilities.
- Some of those books will allow you to go through the table of contents, first chapter, and index right there on your screen.
- I'll list the table of contents for that book and offer a brief overview of possible discussions in each chapter.
- The search will produce a web page containing the book's table of contents, a sample chapter, and a list of the corporate sponsors.
- He's continually picking one up and putting another down, shuffling between indices, tables of contents and bibliographies.
- One strike against the User's Guide is that each section has its own table of contents, rather than a master table of contents at the front of the book.
- The book starts with a table of contents listing all 116 games.
- The table of contents provides major section headings that can be expanded to show subheadings and subsubheadings.
- The ‘my computer’ section lists the contents of your hard drive.
- Chronology had to take precedence over the groupings, but the titles in these are given in the contents lists at the back of the book.
- The book begins with a standard table of contents, lists of tables and illustrations, a preface, acknowledgments, and an introduction.
- The first is the traditional way: simply, from the table of contents at the front of the book to the appendix at the back.
- The phrase is used as a section heading in the book's table of contents.
- It would expand on a current program that lets shoppers read a table of contents, a first chapter or a few selected pages provided by the publishers of certain books.
Synonyms chapters, sections, divisions subject matter, subjects, themes, matter, substance, material, text index constituents, components, ingredients, elements, items - 1.3mass noun The material dealt with in a speech, literary work, etc. as distinct from its form or style.
the tone, if not the content, of his book is familiar Example sentencesExamples - Basically, I find myself more often having issues with the style, rather content, of a Galloway speech.
- Grammar, style, and content can become subject to criticism or even ridicule.
- That's unfair - the more so because it was Stern's style and content of speech that made him rich in the first place.
- Angelina's family background informed the style and content of her literary works.
- Yet despite all that it probably was still the speech of his life - strong on content if short on style.
Synonyms subject matter, subject, theme, burden, gist, argument, thesis, message, point, thrust, substance, matter, material, text, ideas - 1.4 Information made available by a website or other electronic medium.
as modifier online content providers Example sentencesExamples - What I mean by this is that I want the background image to appear, even when the content is there, rather than the content section being a plain opaque colour.
- The newly added contents should be available to web surfers at the next database updates which normally take few days up to few months.
- The title tag includes the title text that you created for each specific web page, the title that provides information about the contents of your web page.
- Various forms of multimedia contents, including video-clips will be added from a variety of sources.
- An indication that audiences are being created for blog content which extend well beyond the bloggers themselves.
- Make sure the contents on your website is optimized properly with proper focus on keywords and nice heading, title and description.
- The contents of the Web site, however, compensate for its traditional image by being versatile and very user-friendly.
- Instead, he says that people will have to change their views about paying for content if the online medium is to deliver what it promises.
- Scroll down the content offerings until you find the section for Web & Internet.
- Then again, I haven't figured out yet how any content sites are going to make any money off the web besides advertising.
- Even mildly-prolific weblogs have quite a bit more content than that.
- You know what content you want on the website but have no clue how to present it to the user.
- More often than not, the contents of web sites are updated frequently.
- Intrusion detection, log monitoring, and of course patch management all become part of the overall security of the website and the contents.
- However, it turns out that I got into the content editing/creation side of things on a couple of the big website contracts I worked on, and enjoyed it.
- But if it's content you're looking for, some of the other sites have more to offer.
- The content flow within this connection is seldom checked.
- This bundle is a stroke of genius in our minds, and means that you can decide what content you want your kids to use.
- Search engines read the contents of websites and judge how relevant they are for a certain search.
- Like any type of writing, if you want to work in online content you need sample pieces to show prospective clients what you can do.
Derivatives adjective I simply don't think I'm able to understand the type of person who gets pleasure out of such dreary, repetitive, contentless complaining. Example sentencesExamples - If it seems soft and contentless, there is probably very little in the story.
- Can music or art or dress speak to a person or be appreciated in a contentless manner?
- The days of rampantly commercial, craftless, contentless, corporate-driven pop, especially as practiced by artless teenage girls, are here.
- The problem with flash mobs is that they are contentless.
Origin Late Middle English: from medieval Latin contentum (plural contenta 'things contained'), neuter past participle of continere (see contain). adjectivekənˈtɛntkənˈtent 1In a state of peaceful happiness. he seemed more content, less bitter Example sentencesExamples - She wore a calm and content smile on her face as she saw her boys coming up to the house.
- But there seem to be the regulars who appear quite content with their way of life and, if someone is willing to put a roof over their heads, that would appear to be a bonus.
- Hotsuma looked at her face, she seemed as though she were asleep, content and peaceful.
- He was quite content sitting on the bus, reading his paper and soaking up the atmosphere.
- She made a content sound and snuggled up next to him, resting her head on his shoulder.
- She thought of how content and peaceful she felt being with Yu Min.
- He's not in any rush, though, and is quite content in Bulgaria.
- Smiling, I turned around the drove the rest of the way back to Trevor's with a content feeling.
- I was happy after my marriage, Logan and I were very content with each other.
- This creates an environment that some feel is uncomfortable or even unwelcome, and yet others feel quite content with it.
- She let out a content sigh and rested her head on Jordan's shoulder.
- He'll happily party for five days, literally, but I know Jo will end up very content with a nice little home and if not a picket fence than perhaps some shrubbery.
- And unlike before, these youngsters are certainly not content staying home to enjoy a quiet peaceful holiday.
- She looked so peaceful, so content and comfortable… even though she was a so far away from the ground.
- I don't generally reckon it a good idea to go back to live in places you've lived before, no matter how happy or content you may have been there.
- The woman looked blissfully content, as though she had been granted her most heartfelt desire.
- There was just something about this time in the morning that calmed him to the soul and allowed a content feeling to spread through his body.
- She rested back against it's trunk, quite content on not being disturbed by anyone that couldn't find her.
- Her lips curved into a content smile thinking about them, their strength, happiness, and virtue.
- They were a devoted couple who were very content in each others company and the sympathy of the whole community goes out to Lionel in these sad and lonely days.
Synonyms contented, satisfied, pleased - 1.1 Satisfied with a certain level of achievement, good fortune, etc., and not wishing for more.
he had to be content with third place the duke was content to act as Regent Example sentencesExamples - Men are a solitary animal and are generally content with the status quo.
- Moby was quite content with a low-key musical career… until the world fell in love with an album he put together in his bedroom.
- I am quite content with my work life, I can't say I love everyone in office, because some of them I hardly know.
- But ten days ago both sides were quite content with the result, both realising that they had come perilously close to losing.
- However, it seems that Alice was quite content with carrying on with her waitressing - until Nicolas stepped in.
- We have had the investment for only a month and we are quite content with it.
- I wonder if she's given up on me, or is just quite content with her existing mass of grandchildren?
- Australia's politicians and their advisers seem very content with our present defence policies and prescriptions.
- Not content with continuing to sing both old roles and new in defiance of his 62 years, Domingo is preparing to embark on another new project.
- Not content with the level of safety near the river, Anne was on the phone again.
- Not content with patenting the test, the company moved quickly to ringfence the genes themselves.
- He's quite content with the knowledge that his films aren't for everyone.
- They appeared quite content with gestural communication with the children.
- I have been in strictly monogamous relationships and most of us are perfectly content with that.
- He is generally quite content with himself and his life, and he lacks for nothing, except honor.
- Not content with the progress he has made with the site, Jonathan is anxious to expand and improve on what's on offer.
- He is quite content to let whole neighbourhoods, whole cities, indeed whole countries be submerged in crime, so long as it does not affect him personally.
- If you found yourself so fascinating in the first place you would not feel the need to go after anyone else and would be content sitting in and talking to yourself.
- I'm quite content with the knowledge that I'm paying my way through school and living comfortably.
- And in fact she does seem more at ease with herself than I've heard she was, and very content with her life.
verbkənˈtɛntkənˈtent [with object]1Satisfy (someone) nothing would content her Example sentencesExamples - What really separates contented couples from those in deep marital misery is a healthy balance between their positive and negative feelings and actions toward each other.
- But that only led to more thoughts of Kya - and Hal - so he pushed them away, instead contenting himself to focus on the sports update issuing from the TV on the kitchen counter.
- Jane is contented with her teaching and the company of the house's inmates.
- Meanwhile, Jack and a small group of boys were contented to hunt.
- I've not been terribly fit to blog of late, contenting myself instead with low-level tasks and early nights.
- I didn't bother turning around, instead contenting myself to glare ahead at the open ocean.
- Naoise let it fly over his head, contenting himself to look around.
- When the race began, the crowd contented itself by lazily torturing his teammates, and, by early appearances, they were in rare form.
- I wasn't contented to stay at that moment, knowing whatever she spoke of, would terrorize me with the vanity.
- And until that day, he was contented with being the vagabond that he was.
- This was the best time she had ever had and she was contented with life as it was.
- The men's team was not at full strength and contented themselves here with a fifth place, but there were, nevertheless, some impressive performances.
- As she lay down and rested her head against the pillow, the thought contented her.
- It's Satan working his evil will through the world, contenting us with mediocrity.
- I hadn't taken a book in and so I was contenting myself just daydreaming.
- This, in our judgment, they have manifestly failed to do, contenting themselves instead with deciding the case solely on the credibility of the witnesses.
- Stroking her hair, Brian shifted a little to get comfortable before leaning into the corner of the sofa and contenting himself to listening to her breathing even out.
- I contented myself just looking through them and soaking in the library atmosphere.
- In Scotland, though, and with some justification we have contented ourselves in the belief that our police forces are trustworthy and industrious.
- After a moment, Jessie had quieted down, and was now contenting herself by singing a song about ‘honey’ and, ‘little black rain clouds.’
Synonyms soothe, pacify, placate, appease, please, mollify, make happy, satisfy, still, quieten, silence - 1.1content oneself with Accept as adequate despite wanting more or better.
we contented ourselves with a few small purchases Example sentencesExamples - A prudent man, a man of less courage but more sense, would have contented himself with three more rounds of boxing.
- In the meantime, content yourself with what you imagined it would've sounded like.
- I contented myself with not doing a very good job on the canteen chairs.
- For lack of a better name, scientists contented themselves with what had been called magic since the beginning of time.
- What it contents itself with, typically, is causes or other parts of causal circumstances.
- As recently as 10 years ago media consultants contented themselves with eight to 12 campaigns in an election cycle.
- Over the course of the next decade, the surviving members contented themselves with periodically blowing up a television tower or railroad station.
- I content myself with just watching him from afar, and nothing makes me happier than just seeing him enjoying himself with the rest of the team and enjoying the game that we all love.
- I contented myself with merely trying to become a migrant worker, a plan that fizzled because nobody in my family would advance me the cash necessary to go out west and meet my fellow migrants.
- Soon, he contented himself with simply staring out the window at passing stars and planets.
- She contented herself with not leaning against Walter, and paid attention.
- I wouldn't mind contenting myself with that for a day.
- The grand strategy that the United States pursues does not content itself with merely seeking assurance against the rise of another regional hegemon.
- Until then I shall content myself with all those fruit-based American puddings such as cobblers and crisps.
- In scientific research, we content ourselves with nothing less than best-in-class.
- He, meanwhile, will content himself with what, by comparison, are relatively modest talents.
- Don't content yourself with an adequate performance from yourself or your students.
- The trio may have to content themselves with just getting the film seen, and using its success to raise the money for the next movie.
- What about situations where they just seem to be contenting themselves with the best of the worst?
- Although no details have been disclosed, it is difficult to think that they contented themselves with just repeating their cases.
Synonyms be content, be satisfied, satisfy oneself
nounkənˈtɛntkənˈtent 1A state of satisfaction. the greater part of the century was a time of content Example sentencesExamples - I would ask those who champion the beach book why they are content to champion a dull novel in a comfortable environment.
- Together we drift off into a much needed sleep, both comfortable and content.
- We were content to coexist in peace, but you could not have it so!
- With a comfortable lead, the team was content to run out the clock and seal the win.
- May Allah deliver you from this state and grant you life full of peace and content.
- You realise how much when he returns and effortlessly captures the spotlight, turning the crowd from content to jubilant.
- For we all too easily feel content and satisfied with what we possess; we become accustomed to possessing.
- The whole area seemed rather peaceful, basking in the comfort and content of Christmas.
- Claire and Tess sat beneath the verandah, comfortable and content.
- They get sucked into the comfort zone and become content with their achievements.
- They are content to rest comfortably in the mainstream of life, remaining unnoticed.
- Little groups of Ilavis danced around, avoiding the visitors, but they were content to spread their joy.
- They appear comfortable and content to be allowed to develop in a steady, laid back, logical flow instead of jerky revelatory leaps.
- Some say that chocolate gives consumers delights of euphoric content, I say it does not give me that.
- Both felt comfortable and content as they drifted into a gentle sleep.
- They stood there for a few seconds, content with the peace of the garden.
- I think your forgot the part where money does not necessarily equal happiness and content.
- After their first fistfight outside the bar they sit next to each other exhausted, satisfied and content.
- She'd rest her head on my shoulder, wherever we were, and we'd just stay like that, comfortable and content.
Synonyms contentedness, satisfaction, fulfilment contentment, contentedness, satisfaction, fulfilment 2A member of the British House of Lords who votes for a particular motion. Example sentencesExamples - The chairman of the committee said he was disappointed at the prospect of the contents of the house leaving the country.
Origin Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin contentus ‘satisfied’, past participle of continere (see contain). nounˈkɑntɛntˈkäntent also contents1The things that are held or included in something. she unscrewed the top of the flask and drank the contents Example sentencesExamples - It also included the contents of several trust funds she inherited.
- The contents of older capsules include a video of children walking to school, a picture of a dove of peace and an asthma inhaler, among other things.
- Christina had crawled off of her bed and packed a bag to take with her, its contents including enough money to return to Los Angeles.
- All orders come packaged in the eponymous brown box and wrapped in parcel paper - but their contents include a dazzling array of delights.
- The contents included a new American-style silver fridge, white daisy fairy lights and gas lamp.
- Firebugs who torched a double garage wrecked the contents, including a car and a freezer packed with food, it was revealed today.
- I then shake the contents of my drink, and smell.
- We all clink our champagne glasses together, drink the contents, then hurl ourselves into indiscriminate hugging and kissing.
- There's a still silence as they examine the contents which include pen, stickers, balloons, magnets and a few chocolate bars.
- He ripped the bag out of her hands and ran off with the contents, which included cash and various credit and bank cards.
- Beelzebubus III drank the contents of every single blender.
- He even moved to Brazil and opened a bar but drank the contents and went bust after three years.
- When I do, I already know exactly what I'm looking for and can scan the contents of a shop quickly.
- One of the soldiers dumps the contents of my pack onto the dirt and starts rummaging through my stuff.
- For sale with all its contents included, this apartment also comes with a parking space.
- The guild's next meeting will be on Tuesday night, April 9 and the competition is guess the contents of the parcel.
- We set off with a springing step - me particularly - as I had left most of the contents of my small pack at the hut.
- Inevitably as we pack the remaining contents of my condo the boxes of photos had to surface.
- The contents include news snippets, important addresses in New Delhi, trade news, a Learn Russian column and a children's corner.
- Even so, a steady trickle of boxes flowed through the living and dining rooms, and their contents were emptied and loaded into the new storage and display units.
- 1.1in singular The amount of a particular constituent occurring in a substance.
soya milk has a low fat content Example sentencesExamples - Fish contains plenty of cholesterol and fat, only it is slightly lower than the cholesterol content in beef and chicken.
- Besides, the fat content was too low for long-term use.
- Also, because of its low fat content, they are considered the most digestible and least likely to bring about sickness.
- Eat meals with a low fat content, and avoid coffee, chocolate, milk, alcohol, nicotine and tomatoes.
- Course content focuses on natural resource issues and applications for solving environmental problems.
Synonyms amount, proportion, quantity, bulk, total, quota - 1.2 A list of the chapters or sections given at the front of a book or periodical.
as modifier the contents page Example sentencesExamples - The first is the traditional way: simply, from the table of contents at the front of the book to the appendix at the back.
- The search will produce a web page containing the book's table of contents, a sample chapter, and a list of the corporate sponsors.
- Chronology had to take precedence over the groupings, but the titles in these are given in the contents lists at the back of the book.
- Multiple tables of contents featuring different general subject matter make it easy to find what you need.
- The ‘my computer’ section lists the contents of your hard drive.
- The table of contents provides major section headings that can be expanded to show subheadings and subsubheadings.
- Each entry lists bibliographic data and contents, along with a lengthy excerpt.
- One strike against the User's Guide is that each section has its own table of contents, rather than a master table of contents at the front of the book.
- It has no table of contents, no chapter titles or headings and no index.
- The initial table of contents briefly lists the contents of the entire book.
- In addition to the guides, the online help files include a contents section, a glossary and searching capabilities.
- Each section begins with its own table of contents and lists chapters and subchapters of that section.
- I'll list the table of contents for that book and offer a brief overview of possible discussions in each chapter.
- It would expand on a current program that lets shoppers read a table of contents, a first chapter or a few selected pages provided by the publishers of certain books.
- The book starts with a table of contents listing all 116 games.
- He's continually picking one up and putting another down, shuffling between indices, tables of contents and bibliographies.
- Some of those books will allow you to go through the table of contents, first chapter, and index right there on your screen.
- There is certainly a detailed list of contents at the front of the book, but this is not an alphabetic index.
- The phrase is used as a section heading in the book's table of contents.
- The book begins with a standard table of contents, lists of tables and illustrations, a preface, acknowledgments, and an introduction.
Synonyms chapters, sections, divisions - 1.3 The material dealt with in a speech, literary work, etc., as distinct from its form or style.
the tone, if not the content, of his book is familiar Example sentencesExamples - Basically, I find myself more often having issues with the style, rather content, of a Galloway speech.
- Angelina's family background informed the style and content of her literary works.
- That's unfair - the more so because it was Stern's style and content of speech that made him rich in the first place.
- Yet despite all that it probably was still the speech of his life - strong on content if short on style.
- Grammar, style, and content can become subject to criticism or even ridicule.
Synonyms subject matter, subject, theme, burden, gist, argument, thesis, message, point, thrust, substance, matter, material, text, ideas - 1.4 Information made available by a website or other electronic medium.
as modifier online content providers Example sentencesExamples - However, it turns out that I got into the content editing/creation side of things on a couple of the big website contracts I worked on, and enjoyed it.
- Even mildly-prolific weblogs have quite a bit more content than that.
- Intrusion detection, log monitoring, and of course patch management all become part of the overall security of the website and the contents.
- An indication that audiences are being created for blog content which extend well beyond the bloggers themselves.
- This bundle is a stroke of genius in our minds, and means that you can decide what content you want your kids to use.
- The contents of the Web site, however, compensate for its traditional image by being versatile and very user-friendly.
- Make sure the contents on your website is optimized properly with proper focus on keywords and nice heading, title and description.
- Then again, I haven't figured out yet how any content sites are going to make any money off the web besides advertising.
- Scroll down the content offerings until you find the section for Web & Internet.
- The title tag includes the title text that you created for each specific web page, the title that provides information about the contents of your web page.
- Various forms of multimedia contents, including video-clips will be added from a variety of sources.
- You know what content you want on the website but have no clue how to present it to the user.
- The content flow within this connection is seldom checked.
- The newly added contents should be available to web surfers at the next database updates which normally take few days up to few months.
- Like any type of writing, if you want to work in online content you need sample pieces to show prospective clients what you can do.
- More often than not, the contents of web sites are updated frequently.
- But if it's content you're looking for, some of the other sites have more to offer.
- Search engines read the contents of websites and judge how relevant they are for a certain search.
- What I mean by this is that I want the background image to appear, even when the content is there, rather than the content section being a plain opaque colour.
- Instead, he says that people will have to change their views about paying for content if the online medium is to deliver what it promises.
Origin Late Middle English: from medieval Latin contentum (plural contenta ‘things contained’), neuter past participle of continere (see contain). |