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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026con•tent1 /ˈkɑntɛnt/USA pronunciation
n.
- [countable] Usually, contents. [plural]
- something contained: The contents of the box rattled after I dropped it.
- the topics covered in a book or document.
- the chapters of a book or document: a table of contents.
- something expressed;
meaning;
substance:[uncountable] It's a clever play but it lacks content.
- the amount of a substance contained: [uncountable]high calcium content.[countable* usually singular]Those fruits have a high content of vitamin C.
See -ten-.
con•tent2 /kənˈtɛnt/USA pronunciation
adj. [be + ~]
- satisfied with what one is or has;
contented:He was content and settled back to enjoy his life.
- Governmentwilling or resigned, as to do or accept something:He was not content with my answer, so I added a few more remarks.[~ + to + verb]was content to let the matter drop.
v. [~ + object]
- to make content:These pleasures did not content me any longer.
n. [uncountable]
- the state or feeling of being contented:To her great content, the kids had cleaned up their rooms.
con•tent•ly, adv.
con•tent•ness, n. [uncountable]See -ten-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026con•tent1
(kon′tent),USA pronunciation n.
- Usually, contents.
- something that is contained:the contents of a box.
- the subjects or topics covered in a book or document.
- the chapters or other formal divisions of a book or document:a table of contents.
- something that is to be expressed through some medium, as speech, writing, or any of various arts:a poetic form adequate to a poetic content.
- significance or profundity;
meaning:a clever play that lacks content.
- substantive information or creative material viewed in contrast to its actual or potential manner of presentation:publishers, record companies, and other content providers; a flashy Web site, but without much content.
- that which may be perceived in something:the latent versus the manifest content of a dream.
- Philosophythe sum of the attributes or notions comprised in a given conception;
the substance or matter of cognition.
- power of containing;
holding capacity:The bowl's content is three quarts.
- volume, area, or extent;
size.
- the amount contained.
- [Ling.]the system of meanings or semantic values specific to a language (opposed to expression).
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- [Math.]the greatest common divisor of all the coefficients of a given polynomial. Cf. primitive polynomial.
- any abstraction of the concept of length, area, or volume.
- Medieval Latin contentum, noun, nominal use of neuter of Latin contentus (past participle of continēre to contain), equivalent. to con- con- + ten- hold + -tus past participle suffix
- Anglo-French)
- late Middle English (1375–1425
- satisfied with what one is or has;
not wanting more or anything else.
- Government[Brit.]agreeing;
assenting.
- Government[Archaic.]willing.
v.t. - to make content:These things content me.
n. - the state or feeling of being contented;
contentment:His content was threatened.
- Government(in the British House of Lords) an affirmative vote or voter.
- Latin contentus satisfied, special use of past participle of continēre; see content1
- Middle French
- late Middle English 1400–50
4. appease, gratify. See satisfy.
content1, + n.
- substantive information or creative material viewed in contrast to its actual or potential manner of presentation:publishers, record companies, and other content providers; a flashy Web site, but without much content.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
content /ˈkɒntɛnt/ n - (often plural) everything that is inside a container: the contents of a box
- (usually plural)
- the chapters or divisions of a book
- a list, printed at the front of a book, of chapters or divisions together with the number of the first page of each
- all that is contained or dealt with in a discussion, piece of writing, etc; substance
- the meaning or significance of a poem, painting, or other work of art, as distinguished from its style or form
- the capacity or size of a thing
- the proportion of a substance contained in an alloy, mixture, etc: the lead content of petrol
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin contentus contained, from continēre to contain content /kənˈtɛnt/ adj (postpositive)- mentally or emotionally satisfied with things as they are
- assenting to or willing to accept circumstances, a proposed course of action, etc
vb - (transitive) to make (oneself or another person) content or satisfied: to content oneself with property
n - peace of mind; mental or emotional satisfaction
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from Latin contentus contented, that is, having restrained desires, from continēre to restrainconˈtentment n
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