content
/'kɔntent/
Definition
Adjective:
- Satisfied, pleased, or willing to accept something: Feeling or showing happiness with what one has or with a situation, without wanting more.
- Willing or agreeable: Ready to do or accept something.
Noun:
- The things that are held or included in something: The items contained within a receptacle, space, or document.
- The subject matter or ideas dealt with in a piece of writing, speech, or work of art: The substantive material or meaning.
- The amount of a particular component present in a mixture or substance: The proportion or quantity of an ingredient.
- A state of satisfaction and peaceful happiness: A feeling of contentment.
Verb:
- To satisfy or appease (someone): To make someone feel content.
- To satisfy (oneself) with a limited or adequate amount: To accept what is available without seeking more.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- She was content with her simple life.
- I would be content to stay here and read all day.
Noun:
- He spilled the contents of his backpack on the floor.
- The content of her speech was both inspiring and informative.
- This food has a high fat content.
- He found content in his retirement.
Verb:
- A simple apology would content him.
- She contented herself with a small piece of cake.
Advanced Usage
"to one's heart's content": As much as one wants; to the point of full satisfaction.
- At the buffet, you can eat to your heart's content.
"table of contents": A list of the chapters or sections in a book, usually found at the beginning.
- Check the table of contents to find the relevant chapter.
Variants and Related Words
- Contented (adj): Happy and satisfied.
- He gave a contented sigh.
- Contentment (n): A state of happiness and satisfaction.
- His face radiated pure contentment.
- Contentious (adj): Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial. (Note: This is a different word with a different meaning, derived from "contend").
- It was a contentious political issue.
Synonyms
- Adjective: Satisfied, pleased, happy, willing.
- Noun: Substance, subject matter, constituents, elements, capacity.
- Verb: Satisfy, please, appease.
Related Phrasal Verbs / Constructions
- Content oneself with: To accept and be satisfied with what one has, even if it is less than desired.
- With no steak available, he contented himself with a hamburger.
Related Idioms
- A contented mind is a perpetual feast: (Proverb) True happiness comes from being satisfied with what you have.
- To read/weep/sing to one's heart's content: To do something as much as one desires.
- The library was quiet, so she could read to her heart's content.
Adjective
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satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
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a contented smile
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Noun
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something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
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a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject
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the state of being contented with your situation in life
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he relaxed in sleepy contentedness
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they could read to their heart's content
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the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
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the amount that can be contained
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the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons
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the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.
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what a communication that is about something is about
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everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
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he emptied the contents of his pockets
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the two groups were similar in content
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Verb
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make content
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I am contented
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satisfy in a limited way
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He contented himself with one glass of beer per day
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