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con·tent
I. \kənˈtent\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English contente, content, from Middle French content, from Latin contentus, from past participle of continēre to contain, hold together, restrain — more at contain
1.
a. : having the desires limited to whatever one has : not disposed to complain or grumble : satisfied, contented
< content with any food that God doth send — Edmund Spenser >
b. : inclined by wish, ambition, or design to no greater state or further act or advance than that specified
< presidents who have been content to leave the active leadership … to … Congress — A.N.Holcombe >
< content to wait his turn >
2.
a. : gratified, pleased — archaic except in the phrase well content
b. archaic : willing, consenting
3. : assenting, agreeing — used specifically in the British House of Lords as an affirmative response in voting
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English contenten, from Middle French contenter, from content, adjective
1. : to make content : appease the desires of : satisfy
< my own garden must content me this year — A.T.Quiller-Couch >
2. : to limit (oneself) in requirements for satisfaction or in immediate desires or actions — used with with
< he contented himself with threats >
3. obsolete
a. : to satisfy the expectations or claims of : pay
b. : gratify, please
< his painted skin contents the eye — Shakespeare >
Synonyms: see satisfy
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: content (I)
1. : the state of being content : satisfaction, contentment; especially : freedom from dissatisfaction, anxiety, or agitation
< cuddles down … with a grunt of sleepy content — Stephen Crane >
< ate to his heart's content >
— formerly also used in plural
2. obsolete : acquiescence without examination
< the sense they humbly take upon content — Alexander Pope >
3. obsolete : something that contents : a means of contentment
4.
a. : an expression of assent to a bill or motion in the British House of Lords
b. : a member of the House of Lords who votes assent
IV. \ˈkänˌtent sometimes kənˈt-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from content, adjective, contained, from Latin contentus, past participle of continēre to contain — more at contain
1. usually plural
a. : something that is contained : the thing, things, or substance in a receptacle or an enclosed space
< he emptied his pocket of its contents >
< the contents of the room >
b. : the topics, ideas, facts, or statements in a book, document, or letter
< a table of contents >
< summarize the contents of a will >
2.
a. : the matter especially of a book or discourse : subject matter, substance
< when a man has nothing to say … sonority without content is the smartest effect he can achieve — G.W.Johnson >
b. : essential meaning or significance
< if Zionism is to have content and vitality, it must impose obligation — Rose L. Halprin >
< trying to translate these words “human values” … into … technical terminology and to put some content into them — F.S.C.Northrop >
c. : the sum of events, physical detail, and information embodied in a work of art especially as it gives rise to ideas and emotions — often contrasted with form
3. archaic
a. : capacity, size
< the content of a cask >
b. : quantity of space, area, or length contained in certain limits : volume
< the solid content of a tree >
4.
a. : the matter dealt with in a field of study : the subject matter of a discipline or an educational course
< the content of a national culture >
< the content of sociology is inexhaustible — F.H.Giddings >
b. : something that constitutes a part or element or a series of parts considered abstractly or without precise determination
< content of consciousness >
5. : the amount of specified material contained, present, or yielded : proportion
< the sulfur content of a sample of coal >
< to reduce the soda content and increase the silica in glass > |