content

con·tent ¹  (kntnt)

n.

1. Something contained, as in a receptacle. Often used in the plural: the contents of my desk drawer; the contents of an aerosol can.

2.

a. The individual items or topics that are dealt with in a publication or document. Often used in the plural: a table of contents.

b. The material, including text and images, that constitutes a publication or document.

3.

a. The substantive or meaningful part: "The brain is hungry not for method but for content, especially content which contains generalizations that are powerful, precise, and explicit" (Frederick Turner).

b. The meaning or significance of a literary or artistic work.

4. The proportion of a specified substance: Eggs have a high protein content.

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[Middle English, from Medieval Latin contentum, neuter past participle of Latin continre, to contain; see contain.]

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con·tent ²  (kn-tnt)

adj.

1. Desiring no more than what one has; satisfied.

2. Ready to accept or acquiesce; willing: She was content to step down after four years as chief executive.

tr.v. con·tent·ed, con·tent·ing, con·tents

To make content or satisfied: contented himself with one piece of cake.

n.

Contentment; satisfaction.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin contentus, past participle of continre, to restrain; see contain.]

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content¹

n

1. (often plural) everything that is inside a container the contents of a box

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (usually plural)

a.  the chapters or divisions of a book

b.  a list, printed at the front of a book, of chapters or divisions together with the number of the first page of each

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) the meaning or significance of a poem, painting, or other work of art, as distinguished from its style or form

4. all that is contained or dealt with in a discussion, piece of writing, etc.; substance

5. the capacity or size of a thing

6. the proportion of a substance contained in an alloy, mixture, etc. the lead content of petrol

[from Latin contentus contained, from continēre to contain]

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content²

adj (postpositive)

1. mentally or emotionally satisfied with things as they are

2. assenting to or willing to accept circumstances, a proposed course of action, etc.

vb

(tr) to make (oneself or another person) content or satisfied to content oneself with property

n

peace of mind; mental or emotional satisfaction

interj

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Brit (in the House of Lords) a formal expression of assent, as opposed to the expression not content

[from Old French, from Latin contentus contented, that is, having restrained desires, from continēre to restrain]

contently  adv

contentment  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	content - everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something; "he emptied the contents of his pockets"; "the two groups were similar in content" aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
	2.	content - what a communication that is about something is about subject matter, message, substance communication - something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups body - the central message of a communication; "the body of the message was short" corker - (dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person; "that story was a corker" reminder - a message that helps you remember something; "he ignored his wife's reminders" petition, request, postulation - a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority memorial - a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority latent content - (psychoanalysis) hidden meaning of a fantasy or dream subject, theme, topic - the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love" digression, divagation, excursus, parenthesis, aside - a message that departs from the main subject meaning, signification, import, significance - the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous" hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning drivel, garbage - a worthless message acknowledgement, acknowledgment - a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her" refusal - a message refusing to accept something that is offered info, information - a message received and understood counseling, counselling, guidance, counsel, direction - something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action dedication, commitment - a message that makes a pledge commendation, approval - a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" disapproval - the expression of disapproval respects - (often used with `pay') a formal expression of esteem; "he paid his respects to the mayor" discourtesy, disrespect - an expression of lack of respect insertion, interpolation - a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted; "with the help of his friend's interpolations his story was eventually told"; "with many insertions in the margins" statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" statement - a nonverbal message; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention" humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour - a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter opinion, view - a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page" instruction, direction - a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them" proposal - something proposed (such as a plan or assumption) offering, offer - something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds" submission, entry - something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition); "several of his submissions were rejected by publishers"; "what was the date of submission of your proposal?" narration, narrative, story, tale - a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children" promotion, promotional material, publicity, packaging - a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas"
	3.	content - the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc. proportion - the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
	4.	content - the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons" capacity volume - the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object; "the gas expanded to twice its original volume" vital capacity - the maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation (usually tested with a spirometer); used to determine the condition of lung tissue
	5.	content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned cognitive content, mental object cognition, knowledge, noesis - the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning tradition - an inherited pattern of thought or action object - the focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection" food for thought, intellectual nourishment, food - anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking noumenon, thing-in-itself - the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception universe of discourse, universe - everything stated or assumed in a given discussion matter, topic, issue, subject - some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police" issue - an important question that is in dispute and must be settled; "the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"; "politicians never discuss the real issues" idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" essence, heart and soul, inwardness, nitty-gritty, pith, substance, gist, kernel, nub, meat, core, sum, marrow, heart, center, centre - the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" wisdom - accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment internal representation, mental representation, representation - a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image belief - any cognitive content held as true unbelief, disbelief - a rejection of belief heresy, unorthodoxy - a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion goal, end - the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means" education - knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education" experience - the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly" acculturation, culture - all the knowledge and values shared by a society lore, traditional knowledge - knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend" ignorance - the lack of knowledge or education knowledge base, knowledge domain, domain - the content of a particular field of knowledge metaknowledge - knowledge about knowledge
	6.	content - the state of being contented with your situation in life; "he relaxed in sleepy contentedness"; "they could read to their heart's content" contentedness acceptance - the state of being acceptable and accepted; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club"
	7.	content - something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation; "a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject" depicted object, subject thing - a separate and self-contained entity scene, view - graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept; "he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment"
Verb	1.	content - satisfy in a limited way; "He contented himself with one glass of beer per day" circumscribe, confine, limit - restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
	2.	content - make content; "I am contented" gratify, satisfy - make happy or satisfied discontent - make dissatisfied
Adj.	1.	content - satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are; "a contented smile" contented happy - enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage" pleased - experiencing or manifesting pleasure

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content¹

noun

1. subject matter, ideas, matter, material, theme, text, substance, essence, gist She is reluctant to discuss the content of the play.

2. amount, measure, size, load, volume, capacity Sunflower margarine has the same fat content as butter.

plural noun

1. constituents, elements, load, ingredients Empty the contents of the pan into the sieve.

2. subjects, chapters, themes, topics, subject matter, divisions There is no initial list of contents at the start of the book.

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content²

adjective

satisfied, happy, pleased, contented, comfortable, fulfilled, at ease, gratified, agreeable, willing to accept I'm perfectly content with the way the campaign has gone.

noun

satisfaction, peace, ease, pleasure, comfort, peace of mind, gratification, contentment Once he'd retired, he could potter about the garden to his heart's content.

content yourself with something satisfy yourself with, be happy with, be satisfied with, be content with He had to content himself with the knowledge that he had been right.

Translations

content¹ [kənˈtent]

A. ADJ

1. (= happy) → contento (with con) to be content → estar contento
he is content to watch → se conforma or se contenta con mirar

2. (= satisfied) → satisfecho (with con)

B. N (= happiness) → contento m; (= satisfaction) → satisfacción f
to one's heart's content → hasta hartarse, a más no poder
you can complain to your heart's content → protesta cuanto quieras

C. VT (= make happy) → contentar; (= satisfy) → satisfacer
to content o.s. with sth/with doing sth → contentarse or darse por contento con algo/con hacer algo

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content² [ˈkɒntent] N

1. contents [of box, packet etc] → contenido msing; [of book] → índice msing (de materias)

2. (= subject matter, amount) → contenido m

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content [kənˈtɛnt]

adj

(= happy) → content(e), satisfait(e)

to be content with (= make do with) → se contenter de
She is not content with these explanations → Ces explications ne lui suffisent pas.

to be content to do sth (= prepared) → être disposé(e) à faire qch

vt [+ person] → contenter, satisfaire
to content o.s. with sth → se contenter de qch
to content o.s. with doing sth → se contenter de faire qch

[ˈkɒntɛnt] n

[play, programme] → contenu m

[food] → teneur f
vitamin content → teneur en vitamines contents

npl

[bottle, box, packet] → contenu m

[letter, speech, document] → contenu m

(also table of contents) → table f des matières

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content¹

adj pred → zufrieden (with mit); to be/feel content → zufrieden sein; she’s quite content to stay at home → sie bleibt ganz gern zu Hause

n → Zufriedenheit f

vt person → zufriedenstellen; to content oneself with → sich zufriedengeben or begnügen or abfinden mit; to content oneself with doing something → sich damit zufriedengeben or begnügen or abfinden, etw zu tun

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content²

n

contents pl (of room, one’s pocket, book etc) → Inhalt m; (table of) contents → Inhaltsverzeichnis nt

no pl (= substance, component) → Gehalt m; (of speech, book etc also) → Inhalt m; gold/vitamin content → Gold-/Vitamingehalt m

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content¹ [kənˈtɛnt]

1. adj content (with) → contento/a or soddisfatto/a (di)
to be content to do sth → essere contento/a di fare qc

2. n → contentezza
to one's heart's content → quanto si ha voglia
to eat and drink to one's heart content → mangiare e bere a sazietà

3. vt → fare contento/a, soddisfare, contentare
to content o.s. with sth/with doing sth → accontentarsi di qc/di fare qc

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content² [ˈkɒntɛnt] n → contenuto contents npl (of box, case) → contenuto
(table of) contents (of book) → indice m

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content¹

adj content [kənˈtent]

satisfied; quietly happy He doesn't want more money – he's content with what he has. tevrede, vergenoeg مُقْتَنِع،راضِ، مَسرور доволен spokojený tilfreds med zufrieden ικανοποιημένος, χαρούμενος satisfecho rahuldatud, rahul راضی؛ قانع tyytyväinen satisfait מְרוּצֶה सन्तुष्ट zadovoljan (meg)elégedett puas ánægður, ásáttur contento, soddisfatto 満足した 만족하다 patenkintas apmierināts berpuas hati tevreden tilfreds, fornøyd zadowolony satisfeito satisfăcut удовлетворённый spokojný zadovoljen zadovoljan nöjd, belåten ที่พอใจ memnun, hoşnut 滿足的 задоволений صابر، مطمئن، قانع bằng lòng 满足的

n

the state of being satisfied or quietly happy You're on holiday – you can lie in the sun to your heart's content. tevredenheid, رِضى، سُرور، إقْتِناع удовлетворение spokojenost tilfredshed die Zufriedenheit ικανοποίηση satisfacción rahuldus, rahulolu رضایت tyytyväisyys, kyllyys contentement מְרוּצֶה खूशी, सन्तोष zadovoljstvo elégedettség kepuasan ánægja contentezza (1) sazietà 満足 만족 pasitenkinimas pēc sirds patikas puas hati tevredenheid tilfredshet; (av) hjertens lyst zadowolenie satisfação mulţumire удовлетворение spokojnosť zadovoljstvo zadovoljstvo belåtenhet ความพึงพอใจ memnuniyet, hoşnutluk 滿足 вдоволення; почуття задоволення اطمينان sự bằng lòng 满足

v

to satisfy As the TV's broken, you'll have to content yourself with listening to the radio. te vrede wees met يُرضي، يُشْبِع رَغْبَتَه удволетворение (u)spokojit se stille sig tilfreds med sich begnügen αρκούμαι contentar, satisfacer rahuldama, rahulduma راضی کردن؛ قانع بودن tyydyttää, tyytyä se contenter (de) לְהִסתַפֵּק ב- सब्र करना zadovoljiti kielégít memuaskan gera sig ánægðan með contentarsi 満足させる 만족시키다 tenkintis apmierināt; apmierināties memuaskan hati tevredenstellen nøye seg med zadawalać contentar-se a se mulţumi (cu) довольствоваться uspokojiť sa zadovoljiti (se) zadovoljiti se sa tillfredsställa, nöja sig ทำให้พอใจ yetinmek, razı olmak 使滿意 задовольняти(ся) صبر كرنا، مطمئن هونا bằng lòng 使满意

adj conˈtented

satisfied; quietly happy a contented sigh. tevrede راضِ، قانِع، مُكْتَفِ задоволен spokojený tilfreds zufrieden ικανοποιημένος contento, satisfecho rahulolev خرسند؛ راضی tyytyväinen satisfait מְרוּצֶה संतृष्ट, तृप्त zadovoljan, udovoljen (meg)elégedett puas ánægður contento, soddisfatto 満足した 만족한 patenkintas apmierināts berpuas hati tevreden tilfreds, fornøyd zadowolony satisfeito satisfăcut удовлетворённый spokojný zadovoljen zadovoljan nöjd, belåten ที่พอใจในสิ่งที่เป็นอยู่ hâlinden memnun, hoşnut 心滿意足的 задоволений, вдоволений مطمئن، راضى، صابر thỏa mãn 心满意足的

adv conˈtentedly

tevrede بِاقْتِناع، بِرِضى، بِسُرور доволно spokojeně tilfredst zufrieden ικανοποιημένα con satisfacción rahulolevalt با رضایت tyytyväisesti avec contentement בְּסִפּוּק @@@בְּסִיפּוּק$$$ सन्तोष पूर्वक zadovoljan, udovoljen (meg)elégedetten dengan puas ánægjulega con contentezza 満足して 만족스럽게 su pasitenkinimu apmierināti dengan puas hati tevreden tilfreds, fornøyd z zadowoleniem com satisfação mulţumit удовлетворённо spokojne zadovoljno zadovoljno nöjt, belåtet อย่างพอใจในสิ่งที่เป็นอยู่ memnun bir şekilde 心滿意足地 задоволено, вдоволено اطمينان ك‍ے سات‍ھ một cách thỏa mãn 心满意足地

n conˈtentment

tevredenheid رِضى، قَناعَه، إكْتِفاء، إطْمِئْنان доволство spokojenost tilfredshed die Zufriedenheit ικανοποίηση satisfacción rahulolu خشنودی؛ رضایت tyytyväisyys contentement סִפּוּק @@@סִיפּוּק$$$ सन्तोष zadovoljstvo megelégedettség kepuasan ánægja contentezza 満足 (すること) 만족 pasitenkinimas apmierinātība kepuasan hati tevredenheid tilfredshet zadowolenie satisfação mulţumire удовлетворённость spokojnosť zadovoljstvo zadovoljstvo belåtenhet, förnöjsamhet ความพอใจ memnuniyet, gönül rahatlığı 滿足 задоволення, вдоволення قناعت، صبر وشكر mãn nguyện 满足

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content²

n content [ˈkontent]

1 the subject matter (of a book, speech etc) the content of his speech. inhoud مُحْتَوى، مَضْمون същина obsah indhold der Inhalt περιεχόμενο contenido sisu مضمون sisällys contenu תֹכֶן @@@תוֹכֶן$$$ विषय-वस्तु sadržaj tartalom(jegyzék) isi innihald 内容 내용 turinys saturs kandungan inhoud innhold zawartość conteúdo conţinut суть obsah vsebina sadržaj innehåll เนื้อหา içerik, konu 內容 зміст مضمون nội dung 内容

2 the amount of something contained Oranges have a high vitamin C content. inhoud مُحتَوى съдържание obsah indhold der Gehalt περιεκτικότητα contenido sisaldus محتوا pitoisuus teneur תְכוּלָה मात्रा sadržaj, zapremina tartalom kandungan innihald contenuto 含有量 용량 kiekis saturs; sastāvs mengandungi gehalte innhold; rominnhold, volum, areal zawartość conteúdo conţinut содержание obsah vsebnost sadržaj innehåll, halt ปริมาณความจุ miktar 含量 об'єм, вміст كسى چيز كى مقدار chứa đựng 含量

n pl contents

1 the things contained in something He drank the contents of the bottle. inhoud مُحْتَويات съставки obsah indhold der Inhalt περιεχόμενο contenido sisu محتویات sisällys contenu תְכוּלָה अर्न्तवस्तु sadržaj tartalom isi innihald contenuto 中身 내용물 kas viduje saturs isi kandungan inhoud innhold zawartość conteúdo conţinut содержимое obsah vsebina sadržaj innehåll สิ่งที่บรรจุอยู่ในบางสิ่ง içerik, içinde bulunan şeyler 內容物 вміст مافيه، محتويات cái được đựng trong cái gì 容纳的东西

2 a list of the things contained especially in a book Look up the contents at the beginning of the book. inhoud مُحْتَوَيات الكِتاب، فَهْرَس съдържание (на книга) obsah indholdsfortegnelse der Inhalt περιεχόμενα βιβλίου contenido sisukord فهرست sisällysluettelo table des matières תֹכֶן @@@תוֹכֶן$$$ विषय-वस्तु sadržaj tartalom daftar isi efnisyfirlit indice 目次 목차 turinys saturs kandungan inhoud innholdsfortegnelse spis treści índice tablă de materii, cuprins оглавление obsah kazalo sadržaj innehållsförteckning หัวข้อ içindekiler 目錄 зміст فهرست mục lục 目录

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content → رضا obsah indhold Inhalt περιεχόμενο contenido sisältö satisfait sadržaj contenuto 中身 내용 inhoud innhold zawartość conteúdo содержание innehåll ความพึงพอใจ içerik nội dung 内容