Meaning of the word contents

Just edit your template under the contents section increasing the #contents width from 600 to 800. ❋ Unknown (2005)

That left me to write my own search routines which included input from Text Boxes sized and positioned directly above each column the user could search on … unfortunately that also meant no room for a Label to describe what the user could search on, so I thought, «Why not put the label contents inside the TextBox?» and that lead me to build the ❋ Unknown (2009)

So, based on this misunderstanding of what it is in corn syrup that’s a problem – the fructose – these folks wrote up the label contents as pictured above. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The table of contents is long (many of the pieces short) and the stories are printed (very readable) on a yellowish parchment-kind of paper. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Putting together a table of contents is not as easy as you might imagine. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Author B: People will buy my superhero writing advice rather than The DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics because even my table of contents is stylish. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He also notes that it will be too big to email, and that the retail value of the contents is in the region of $200. ❋ Sfawardswatch (2009)

The lack of a table of contents is disappointing, but fortunately the internets sometime provide when publishers fail to. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The full table of contents is available via the hyperlink above or by clicking on the bold yellow cover. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In the May/Summer issue of The Writer’s Chronicle, Alice Mattison offers an interesting essay (not available online, but the issue’s table of contents is available here) defending the use of coincidence in fiction. ❋ Unknown (2009)

On the other hand, the table of contents is broken down into a number of detailed sections, so it serves well enough as a rudimentary index. ❋ P_n_elrod (2010)

Look at the contents is what you are looking for and you can buy them cheaper at the feed and seed. ❋ Unknown (2010)

While the table of contents is very detailed, for a book which aims to be a resource people turn to again and again, an index would have been extremely useful. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In contrast, my table of contents is designed to make readers see that this is a detailed and practical writing guide. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In that case the table of contents is not as useful. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Because the tarpaulins were designed to protect its contents from the rough elements in Brazil, they make perfect covers to shield your cabeça (that’s head in Portuguese) from the hot summer sun. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A table of contents is less important if you can Google. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Dude 1: «Bruh you should go fight that dude [for content], it will make the video much more interesting»
Dude 2: «Bruh imma get my a$$ [whooped] tho»
Dude 1 «Even better! That’s [a million] views!» ❋ Doc Up (2021)

Guy 1: «I’m feeling [contentment] right now. I think my life is [good enough], despite all its [imperfections].»
Guy 2: «The enemy of ‘great’ is ‘good enough.’
Guy 1: «Maybe, but ‘good enough’ is also the best friend of ‘happiness’ » ❋ Notyouguy (2010)

The [captured] territory was the main area of contention between the two countries.
The show [Barney] has always been a source of contention for me. [But seriously], it has ruined my childhood. ❋ Seemslegit69 (2017)

To have [contentment] is to be [comfortable] with [the world]. ❋ WhatYouThinkVWhatYouKnow (2013)

I’m feeling an [incredible] [sense] of [contentness] right now ❋ Graced_One (2018)

«[Subscribe to my channel] for [weekly] content so that I [get more] views so that I can get more subscribers so that I can get more views.» ❋ Angelofrelevance (2019)

Out of all of [Jim Carrey’s] films, having viewed every single one, [Sue] contentively decided that «[The Truman Show]» was the best. ❋ G. Thomas (2006)

I am content standing [right here], on this rock, and looking at the stars. [I don’t care] if I ever leave. I [could do] this forever. ❋ SapphireMoon (2015)

1. Contented himself with [one piece] of cake.
2. [Eggs] have a high [protein] content. ❋ Prof.Me (2006)

The [English teacher] who graded my [essay] said that the grammar in the essay that I wrote was terrible. However; my English teacher did say that the essay I wrote had very good content. And [she said that] even though my essay had terrible grammar; she is still going to give me a good grade of A- because the essay that I wrote had very very good content. ❋ SuburbanH (2017)

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Contents are the chapters, subjects, or articles within a written work. You might need to scroll through a list of the entire contents of your computer’s hard drive if you’re searching for a missing document.

The «table of contents» at the front of a dense reference book is a divided or numbered list of the chapters. You can also talk about the contents of a book or movie, meaning the specific subjects or material that are touched on in the work. The noun contents comes from the verb contain, which has a Latin root, continere, «to hold together or to contain.»

Definitions of contents

  1. noun

    a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start

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  • 1
    contents

    contents содержание contents содержимое contents состав decision contents разнообразие выбора main contents основное содержание storage contents вчт. содержимое памяти surplus contents избыточное содержание visual table of contents вчт. наглядное оглавление

    English-Russian short dictionary > contents

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    contents

    contents содержание; содержимое

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > contents

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    contents

    = contents list

    оглавление, содержание

    English-Russian library and information terminology dictionary > contents

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    contents

    Персональный Сократ > contents

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    contents

    [‘kɔntənts]

    n

    — contents of a novel


    — table of contents

    The customs officer opened my suitcase and examined the contents. — Таможенник открыл мой чемодан и проверил его содержимое.

    — drawer’s contents


    — contents of a bottle

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    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > contents

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    contents

    содержимое; содержание; оглавление

    Синонимический ряд:

    1. insides (noun) components; constituents; details; filling; ingredients; insides; matter; sum

    2. topics (noun) chapters; episodes; list of sections; subject matter; subjects; substance; sum and substance; text; topics

    3. volume (noun) capacity; density; expanse; mass; measure; quantity; size; space; volume

    English-Russian base dictionary > contents

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    contents of

    English-Russian base dictionary > contents of

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    contents

    удовлетворяет; содержание

    English-Russian big medical dictionary > contents

  • 9
    contents

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > contents

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    contents

    4) Собирательно: написанное

    7) SAP.тех. удовлетворяет

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > contents

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    contents

    pl

    1) содержа́ние с

    2) содержи́мое с

    The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > contents

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    contents

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > contents

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    contents

    Filling volume, volume, contents, capacity

    Dictionary of packaging machinery and equipment > contents

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    contents of A

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > contents of A

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    contents

    1) содержание

    2) содержимое

    Англо-русский технический словарь > contents

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    contents

    домашнее имущество

    движимость

    English-Russian insurance dictionary > contents

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    contents of A

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    contents

    содержимое

    содержание, оглавление

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    contents

    мед.сущ.

    содержимое

    * * *

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    contents

    English-russian dictionary of physics > contents

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  • contents — I noun components, constituents, details, drift, essence, gist, items, meaning, parts, pith, scope, sense, subject, subject matter, subject of thought, substance, text, themes, thesis, topics associated concepts: contents of a chose in action,… …   Law dictionary

  • contents — [plural] ► everything that is contained within something: »A spokesman has refused to disclose the contents of the shipment. »Her parents home contents insurance policy covered her for the loss of the phone. Main Entry: ↑content …   Financial and business terms

  • Contents — Con*tents (? or ?; 277), n. pl. See {Content}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • contents — 1520s, from L. contentum (pl. contenta), neut. pp. of continere (see CONTAIN (Cf. contain)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • contents — [n] elements of larger object capacity, cargo, chapters, connotation, constituents, details, divisions, essence, filling, freight, furnishing, gist, guts, implication, ingredients, innards, inside, lading, load, meaning, nub, packing, shipment,… …   New thesaurus

  • Contents — Content Con tent (k[o^]n t[e^]nt or k[o^]n*t[e^]nt ; 277), n.; usually in pl., {Contents}. 1. That which is contained; the thing or things held by a receptacle or included within specified limits; as, the contents of a cask or bale or of a room;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Contents — Content Con tent (k[o^]n t[e^]nt or k[o^]n*t[e^]nt ; 277), n.; usually in pl., {Contents}. 1. That which is contained; the thing or things held by a receptacle or included within specified limits; as, the contents of a cask or bale or of a room;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • contents — n. 1) to divulge the contents (of a letter) 2) a table of contents * * * a table of contents to divulge the contents (of a letter) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • Contents — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Things contained. < N PARAG:Contents >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 contents contents Sgm: N 1 cargo cargo lading freight shipment load bale burden jag Sgm: N 1 cartload cartloa …   English dictionary for students

  • contents — noun a) That which is contained. It is not covered in your homeowners policy. You need contents insurance. b) A table of contents; a list of chapters etc. in a book, and the page numbers on which they …   Wiktionary

  • contents — Synonyms and related words: acknowledgments, adjunct, appurtenance, aspect, back, back matter, bastard title, bibliography, card index, catch line, catchword, chart, circumstance, colophon, component, constituent, contents page, copyright page,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English contenten (“to satisfy”), from Latin contentus (“contained; satisfied”), past participle of continēre (“to contain”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • enPR: kəntĕnt’, IPA(key): /kənˈtɛnt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt
  • Hyphenation: con‧tent

Adjective[edit]

content (comparative more content or contenter, superlative most content)

  2. Satisfied, pleased, contented.

    • 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:

      This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking. […] He was smooth-faced, and his fresh skin and well-developed figure bespoke the man in good physical condition through active exercise, yet well content with the world’s apportionment.

Translations[edit]

satisfied

  • Arabic: رَاضٍ‎ (rāḍin), مُرْتَاح‎ (murtāḥ), قَانِع‎ (qāniʕ)
  • Armenian: գոհ (hy) (goh)
  • Belarusian: задаво́лены (zadavóljeny), здаво́лены (zdavóljeny)
  • Bulgarian: дово́лен (bg) (dovólen)
  • Catalan: content (ca)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 滿足／满足 (zh) (mǎnzú), 滿意／满意 (zh) (mǎnyì), 知足 (zh) (zhīzú)
  • Czech: spokojený (cs)
  • Danish: tilfreds (da)
  • Dutch: tevreden (nl), content (nl)
  • Faroese: nøgdur
  • Finnish: tyytyväinen (fi)
  • French: content (fr)
  • Galician: contento (gl), satisfeito
  • German: zufrieden (de)
  • Hungarian: elégedett (hu)
  • Ido: kontenta (io)
  • Irish: sásta
  • Italian: contento (it)
  • Japanese: 満足した (ja) (まんぞくした, manzoku shita)
  • Korean: 만족하다 (ko) (manjokhada)
  • Latin: contentus
  • Macedonian: задоволен (zadovolen)
  • Maori: nā, uruhau, māha, mākona
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: fornøyd (no), tilfreds (no)
  • Occitan: content (oc)
  • Persian: خرسند‎ (fa) (xorsand), خشنود‎ (fa) (xošnud)
  • Polish: zadowolony (pl), kontent (pl) (dated), ukontentowany (literary)
  • Portuguese: contente (pt), satisfeito (pt)
  • Romanian: mulțumit (ro)
  • Russian: дово́льный (ru) (dovólʹnyj)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: за̏дово̄љан
    Roman: zȁdovōljan (sh)
  • Slovak: spokojný
  • Slovene: zadovoljen (sl)
  • Spanish: contento (es)
  • Swedish: nöjd (sv), tillfreds (sv), tillfredsställd (sv)
  • Tajik: хушнуд (xušnud), рози (rozi)
  • Tagalog: kuntento
  • Ukrainian: задово́лений (zadovólenyj), вдово́лений (vdovólenyj)
  • Yiddish: צופֿרידן‎ (tsufridn)

Noun[edit]

content (uncountable)

  1. Satisfaction, contentment; pleasure.

    They were in a state of sleepy content after supper.

    • 1791, Elizabeth Inchbald, A Simple Story, Penguin 2009, p. 287:
      ‘I understand you—upon every other subject, but the only one, my content requires, you are ready to obey me.’

    • 2008, Mingmei Yip, Peach Blossom Pavilion:

      Like an empress, I feel great content surrounded by the familiar sounds of laughter, bickering, rattling plates, clicking chopsticks, smacking lips, and noisy sipping of the longevity brew.

    • 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:

      Such is the fullness of my heart’s content.

    • 1946, C.L. Moore, Vintage Season:

      Kleph moved slowly from the door and sank upon the chaise longue with a little sigh of content.

  2. (obsolete) Acquiescence without examination.
  3. That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.

    • 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:

      So will I in England work your grace’s full content.

  4. (UK, House of Lords) An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmative vote.
  5. (UK, House of Lords, by metonymy) A member who votes in assent.
Derived terms[edit]
  • adult content
  • content coupling
  • content creator
  • content farm
  • content filtering
  • content house
  • content key
  • content knowledge
  • content management system
  • content mill
  • content psychology
  • content repository
  • content warning
  • content word
  • content wrangling
  • contentment
  • contentness
  • discontent
  • e-content
  • geo-content
  • Hausdorff content
  • learning content management system
  • malcontent
  • open content
  • to one’s heart’s content
  • web content

Interjection[edit]

content

  1. (archaic) Alright, agreed.

Verb[edit]

content (third-person singular simple present contents, present participle contenting, simple past and past participle contented)

  2. (transitive) To give contentment or satisfaction; to satisfy; to make happy.

    You can’t have any more — you’ll have to content yourself with what you already have.

    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Mark 15:15:

      And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.

    • 1741, I[saac] Watts, chapter 14, in The Improvement of the Mind: Or, A Supplement to the Art of Logick: […], London: […] James Brackstone, […], →OCLC, page 194:

      Do not content yourselves with meer Words and Names, lest your laboured Improvements only amass a heap of unintelligible Phrases, and you feed upon Husks instead of Kernels.

    • 2016, Felicity Cloake, “How to make the perfect cacio e pepe,” The Guardian, 3 November, 2016,[2]
      Caz Hildebrand and Jacob Kenedy recommend rigatoni in the Geometry of Pasta, and Christopher Boswell, the chef behind the Rome Sustainable Food project, prefers wholemeal paccheri or rigatoni in his book Pasta, on the basis that “the flavour of the whole grain is strong enough to stand up to the sharp and salty sheep’s milk cheese” (as I can find neither easily, I have to content myself with brown penne instead).
  3. (transitive, obsolete) To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.

    • c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:

      Come the next Sabbath, and I will content you.

Translations[edit]

satisfy — See also translations at satisfy

  • Arabic: رَضَّى‎ (raḍḍā)
  • Belarusian: задавальня́ць impf (zadavalʹnjácʹ), задаво́ліць pf (zadavólicʹ)
  • Bulgarian: задоволя́вам (bg) impf (zadovoljávam), задоволя́ pf (zadovoljá), удовлетворя́вам (bg) impf (udovletvorjávam), удовлетворя́ pf (udovletvorjá)
  • Czech: uspokojovat impf, uspokojit (cs) pf, vyhovovat impf, vyhovět pf
  • Danish: stille tilfreds, tilfredsstille (da)
  • Dutch: vergenoegen (nl), tevredenstellen (nl)
  • Finnish: tyydyttää (fi)
  • French: satisfaire (fr)
  • Georgian: აკმაყოფილებს (aḳmaq̇opilebs)
  • Gothic: 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fullafahjan)
  • Hungarian: kielégít (hu)
  • Macedonian: задоволува impf (zadovoluva), задоволи pf (zadovoli)
  • Polish: zadowalać (pl) impf, zadowolić (pl) pf, zaspokajać (pl) impf, zaspokoić (pl) pf
  • Portuguese: contentar (pt), satisfazer (pt)
  • Romanian: mulțumi (ro)
  • Russian: удовлетворя́ть (ru) impf (udovletvorjátʹ), удовлетвори́ть (ru) pf (udovletvorítʹ)
  • Scottish Gaelic: sàsaich
  • Slovak: uspokojovať impf, uspokojiť pf
  • Spanish: contentar (es)
  • Swedish: nöja (sv)
  • Ukrainian: задовольня́ти impf (zadovolʹnjáty), задовольни́ти (uk) pf (zadovolʹnýty)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English content (plural contentes, contence), from Latin contentus, past participle of continēre (“to hold in, contain”), as Etymology 1, above. English apparently developed a substantive form of the adjective, which is not mirrored in Romance languages.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɔn.tɛnt/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒn.tɛnt/
  • (US) enPR: kŏn’tĕnt, IPA(key): /ˈkɑn.tɛnt/
  • Rhymes: -ɔntɛnt, -ɒntɛnt, -ɑntɛnt
  • Hyphenation: con‧tent

Adjective[edit]

content (comparative more content, superlative most content)

  1. (obsolete) Contained.

Noun[edit]

content (countable and uncountable, plural contents)

  1. (uncountable) That which is contained.
    Coordinate term: contents
  3. Subject matter; semantic information (or a portion or body thereof); that which is contained in writing, speech, video, etc.

    Although eloquently delivered, the content of the speech was objectionable.

    Some online video creators upload new content every day.

    Prolific creators manage their voluminous content with any of various content management systems.

    • 1841 February–November, Charles Dickens, “Barnaby Rudge”, in Master Humphrey’s Clock, volume III, London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC, chapter 21:

      Hugh admitting that he never had, and moreover that he couldn’t read, Mrs Varden declared with much severity, that he ought to he even more ashamed of himself than before, and strongly recommended him to save up his pocket-money for the purchase of one, and further to teach himself the contents with all convenient diligence.

    • 2000 October, John Perry Barlow, “The Next Economy Of Ideas”, in Wired‎[3], →ISSN:

      In the future, instead of bottles of dead «content,» I imagine electronically defined venues, where minds residing in bodies scattered all over the planet are admitted, either by subscription or a ticket at a time, into the real-time presence of the creative act.

    • 2013 June 21, Oliver Burkeman, “The tao of tech”, in The Guardian Weekly‎[4], volume 189, number 2, page 27:

      The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about «creating compelling content«, or […] and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people’s control of their own attention.

  4. The amount of material contained; contents.

    Light beer has a lower alcohol content than regular beer.

  5. (obsolete) Capacity for containing.
  6. (mathematics) The n-dimensional space contained by an n-dimensional polytope (called volume in the case of a polyhedron and area in the case of a polygon); length, area or volume, generalized to an arbitrary number of dimensions.
  7. (algebra, ring theory, of a polynomial with coefficients in a GCD domain) The greatest common divisor of the coefficients; (of a polynomial with coefficients in an integral domain) the common factor of the coefficients which, when removed, leaves the adjusted coefficients with no common factor that is noninvertible.
Derived terms[edit]
  • content gap
  • fat content
  • sponcon
  • water content
Descendants[edit]
  • → Russian: контент (kontent)
    • → Armenian: կոնտենտ (kontent)
Translations[edit]

that which is contained

  • Arabic: مُحْتَوًى‎ m (muḥtawan)
  • Armenian: բովանդակություն (hy) (bovandakutʿyun)
  • Azerbaijani: tərkibindəkilər
  • Bashkir: эстәлек (estälek), йөкмәтке (yökmätke)
  • Belarusian: змест (be) m (zmjest)
  • Bulgarian: съдържа́ние (bg) n (sǎdǎržánie)
  • Catalan: contingut (ca) m
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 內容／内容 (zh) (nèiróng)
  • Czech: obsah (cs) m
  • Danish: indhold (da) n
  • Dutch: inhoud (nl) m
  • Esperanto: enhavo
  • Estonian: sisu
  • Finnish: sisältö (fi)
  • French: contenu (fr) m
  • Galician: contido m
  • Georgian: შიგთავსი (šigtavsi)
  • German: Inhalt (de) m
  • Hebrew: תְּכוּלָה‎ f (t’khulá)
  • Hungarian: tartalom (hu)
  • Italian: contenuto (it) m
  • Japanese: 内容 (ja) (ないよう, naiyō), コンテンツ (ja) (kontentsu)
  • Korean: 내용(內容) (ko) (naeyong), 콘텐츠 (kontencheu)
  • Macedonian: содржина f (sodržina)
  • Malay: kandungan (ms)
  • Malayalam: ഉള്ളടക്കം (ml) (uḷḷaṭakkaṃ)
  • Maori: kiko, ihirangi
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: innhold n
    Nynorsk: innhald n
  • Old English: innung f
  • Persian: محتوا‎ (mohtavâ)
  • Polish: zawartość (pl) f
  • Portuguese: conteúdo (pt) m
  • Romanian: conținut (ro) n
  • Russian: содержа́ние (ru) n (soderžánije), содержи́мое (ru) n (soderžímoje)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: са̏држа̄ј m, са̀држина f
    Roman: sȁdržāj (sh) m, sàdržina (sh) f
  • Slovak: obsah m
  • Slovene: vsebina f
  • Spanish: contenido (es) m
  • Swedish: innehåll (sv) n
  • Tagalog: laman, nilalaman
  • Thai: please add this translation if you can
  • Ukrainian: зміст (uk) m (zmist), вміст m (vmist)
  • Vietnamese: nội dung (vi) (內容)
  • Yiddish: אינהאַלט‎ m (inhalt)

subject matter

  • Arabic: مَضْمون‎ m, مَضامِين‎ m pl (maḍāmīn), مُحْتَوى‎ m, مُحْتَوَيات‎ m pl (muḥtawayāt)
  • Armenian: բովանդակություն (hy) (bovandakutʿyun)
  • Azerbaijani: məzmun
  • Bulgarian: съ́щност (bg) f (sǎ́štnost)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 內容／内容 (zh) (nèiróng)
  • Czech: podstata (cs) f
  • Dutch: inhoud (nl) m
  • Esperanto: enhavo, temo (eo)
  • Finnish: sisältö (fi), substanssi (fi)
  • French: contenu (fr) m
  • Galician: teor m
  • Georgian: შიგთავსი (šigtavsi), კონტენტი (ḳonṭenṭi), შემცველობა (šemcveloba), შინაარსი (šinaarsi)
  • German: Stoff (de) m, Inhalt (de) m
  • Greek: περιεχόμενο (el) (periechómeno)
    Ancient: τύπος (túpos)
  • Hebrew: please add this translation if you can
  • Hungarian: tartalom (hu)
  • Italian: contenuto (it) m
  • Japanese: コンテンツ (ja) (kontentsu)
  • Khmer: please add this translation if you can
  • Korean: 콘텐츠 (kontencheu)
  • Latin: materia (la) f, materies f
  • Latvian: please add this translation if you can
  • Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
  • Maori: kiko
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: innhold n
    Nynorsk: innhald n
  • Polish: treść (pl) f
  • Portuguese: conteúdo (pt) m
  • Romanian: conținut (ro) n
  • Russian: содержа́ние (ru) n (soderžánije), су́щность (ru) f (súščnostʹ), (neologism, e.g. media) конте́нт (ru) m (kontɛ́nt)
  • Scottish Gaelic: susbaint f
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Roman: sȁdržāj (sh) m
  • Spanish: materia (es) f, contenido (es) m
  • Tagalog: laman, nilalaman
  • Thai: please add this translation if you can
  • Turkish: içerik (tr)
  • Turkmen: material
  • Ukrainian: зміст (uk) (zmist), вміст (vmist), суть (sutʹ)
  • Vietnamese: nội dung (vi)

the amount of material contained

  • Bulgarian: вмести́мост (bg) f (vmestímost), капаците́т (bg) m (kapacitét)
  • Esperanto: enhavo, kvanto (eo)
  • Estonian: sisaldus
  • Finnish: sisältö (fi)
  • French: contenu (fr) m
  • German: Inhalt (de) m
  • Hungarian: tartalom (hu)
  • Japanese: 含有量 (ja) (がんゆうりょう, gan’yūryō)
  • Polish: pojemność (pl) f, ilość (pl) f
  • Portuguese: teor (pt) m
  • Russian: вмести́мость (ru) f (vmestímostʹ)
  • Slovak: kapacita f
  • Spanish: contenido (es) m
  • Tagalog: laman

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Further reading[edit]

  • content in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • “content”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams[edit]

  • Connett

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin contentus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /konˈtent/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /kunˈten/

Adjective[edit]

content (feminine contenta, masculine plural contents, feminine plural contentes)

  1. content, satisfied, pleased
    Antonym: descontent

Derived terms[edit]

  • descontent

Further reading[edit]

  • “content” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “content”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
  • “content” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “content” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: con‧tent

Etymology 1[edit]

Adjective[edit]

content (comparative contenter, superlative contentst)

  1. content(ed), satisfied

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

content m (uncountable)

  1. the content of a medium

French[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle French content, from Old French, borrowed from Latin contentus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tɑ̃/
  • Homophones: comptant, contant, contents

Adjective[edit]

content (feminine contente, masculine plural contents, feminine plural contentes)

  1. content, satisfied, pleased
Derived terms[edit]
  • contentement
  • contenter
  • mécontent
  • non content de
Descendants[edit]
  • Louisiana Creole: konten

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃t/

Verb[edit]

content

  1. third-person plural present/subjunctive of conter

Further reading[edit]

  • “content”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Louisiana Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French content (“content”), compare Haitian Creole kontan.

Verb[edit]

content

  1. to be contented

References[edit]

  • Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French content, borrowed from Latin contentus.

Adjective[edit]

content m (feminine singular contente, masculine plural contens, feminine plural contentes)

  1. happy; satisfied; content

Descendants[edit]

  • French: content

Norman[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • caontent (Guernsey)

Etymology[edit]

From Old French, borrowed from Latin contentus (“having been held together, contained”), from contineō, continēre (“hold or keep together, surround, contain”).

Adjective[edit]

content m

  1. (Jersey) happy
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con·tent 1

 (kŏn′tĕnt′)

n.

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

2. often contents

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

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

3.

a. The substance or significance of a written work, especially as contrasted with its form.

b. Information, such as text, video, and sound, usually as contrasted with its format of presentation: a television producer looking for content that was more entertaining.

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

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

con·tent 2

 (kən-tĕnt′)

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.

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

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun 1. contents - a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they startcontents — a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start

list, listing — a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)

publication — a copy of a printed work offered for distribution

table, tabular array — a set of data arranged in rows and columns; «see table 1»

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

Translations

فهرسمُحْتَوياتمُحْتَوَياتمُحْتَوَيات الكِتاب، فَهْرَس

obsah

indholdindholdsfortegnelse

sisältö

sadržaj

tartalom

efnisyfirlitinnihald

目次

목차

kazalo vsebinevsebina

innehåll

จำนวนสิ่งของที่บรรจุอยู่

vật chứa bên trong

content2

(ˈkontent) noun

1. the subject matter (of a book, speech etc). the content of his speech.

2. the amount of something contained. Oranges have a high vitamin C content.

ˈcontents noun plural

1. the things contained in something. He drank the contents of the bottle.

2. a list of the things contained especially in a book. Look up the contents at the beginning of the book.

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

contents

→ مُحْتَوَيات obsah indhold Inhalt περιεχόμενα contenido sisältö contenu sadržaj contenuto 目次 목차 inhoud innhold spis treści conteúdo содержимое innehåll จำนวนสิ่งของที่บรรจุอยู่ içindekiler vật chứa bên trong 所含之物

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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содержание, содержимое, довольствоваться, довольный, согласный

существительное ↓

- содержимое

the contents of a bag [of a pocket] — содержимое сумки [кармана] 

- содержание

the contents of a book [a letter, a document, a story] — содержание книги [письма, документа, рассказа] 
table of contents — оглавление, содержание (книги и т. п.) 

- суть, основное содержание

the content of a proposition [a speech, a book, an article] — суть предложения [речи, книги, статьи] 
form and content — форма и содержание 

- доля, процент, содержание (чего-л. в чём-л.)

a high fat content — высокая жирность (молока и т. п.) 
the silver content of a coin — содержание серебра в монете 
cottage cheese has a high protein content — в твороге много белка 

- объём, вместимость, ёмкость

the content of a barrel — ёмкость бочки 

- арх. площадь
- удовлетворение; удовлетворённость; довольство

to one’s heart’s content — вволю, вдоволь, всласть, сколько душе угодно 
to live in peace and content — жить в мире и довольстве 

- голос «за»

not content — голос «против» (в палате лордов) 

- член палаты лордов, голосующий за предложение

to cry content (with) — выражать удовлетворение (чем-л.); восторгаться, восхищаться (чем-л.) 

глагол ↓

- удовлетворять

Nothing will ever content him. — Он никогда ничем не бывает доволен. 
there is no contenting some people — некоторым людям ничем нельзя угодить 
to content oneself — довольствоваться 
you will have to content yourself with what you have — вам придётся довольствоваться тем, что имеете 

прилагательное ↓

- довольный, удовлетворённый

content with food — довольный питанием 
he is content with very little — он довольствуется малым 

- согласный

I am content to remain where I am now — я согласен остаться на месте 
I should be well content to do so — я был бы весьма рад сделать это 
he wasn’t content to live a quiet life in a small town — спокойная жизнь в небольшом городе его не удовлетворяла 
I’m not content to accept poor workmanship — я не намерен мириться с плохой работой 

- голосующий за предложение (в палате лордов)

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I am contented. 

Я доволен.

They were content with their lot. 

Они были довольны своей судьбой.

He contented himself with one glass of beer per day. 

Он довольствовался одной кружкой пива в день.

Content to be and to be well. 

Он доволен, что жив, и что у него всё неплохо.

Cream has a high fat content. 

У сливок высокая жирность.

Andy was a good husband, and Nicky was clearly very content. 

Энди был хорошим мужем, и Ники была явно очень довольна.

He writes with more attention to style than to content. 

Он пишет, уделяя больше внимания стилю (форме), чем содержанию.

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Dr Belson had been more than content for them to deal with any difficulties.  

…the company had plenty of low-paying positions for people who were content to be peons all their lives…  

…the actor is politic in discussing the aborted film project, being content to say that there were “creative differences”…  

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Возможные однокоренные слова

contented  — довольный, удовлетворенный, умиротворенный
contention  — утверждение, раздор, конкуренция, спор, соперничество, заявление, борьба
contentious  — спорный, сварливый, вздорный, придирчивый, любящий спорить
contentment  — удовлетворенность, довольство
discontent  — недовольство, неудовлетворенный, вызывать недовольство
contents  — содержание, содержимое, оглавление

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: content
he/she/it: contents
ing ф. (present participle): contenting
2-я ф. (past tense): contented
3-я ф. (past participle): contented

noun
ед. ч.(singular): content
мн. ч.(plural): contents

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  • Defenition of the word contents

    • That which is contained.
    • a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start

Synonyms for the word contents

    • filling
    • inside
    • stuffing
    • table of contents

Similar words in the contents

    • contents

Meronymys for the word contents

    • publication

Hypernyms for the word contents

    • list
    • listing
    • table
    • tabular array

See other words

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    • The interpretation of the word reapportions
    • What is meant by reapportioning
    • The lexical meaning reapportion
    • The dictionary meaning of the word reappointing
    • The grammatical meaning of the word reappointed
    • Meaning of the word safeguard
    • Literal and figurative meaning of the word reappointment
    • The origin of the word reapplying
    • Synonym for the word freighted
    • Antonyms for the word freighter
    • Homonyms for the word merchandises
    • Hyponyms for the word freighters
    • Holonyms for the word freighting
    • Hypernyms for the word merchandised
    • Proverbs and sayings for the word freights
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You’ve likely heard the word content used to describe how someone feels, but did you know that it has a ton of other definitions? Despite what many people may think, the term content has more than one meaning. 

Interested in learning more? We can help! Read on to discover everything you need to know about the term content, including its definition, origin, synonyms, antonyms, and more. 

Let’s get started!

What Is the Definition of Content?

If you text a group of your friends asking for the definition of content, you’ll likely get a mixed bag of answers. Why? Because “content” and “content” are heteronyms — two separate words that are spelled identically but are pronounced differently and have different meanings. 

So, what does content mean? Let’s take a look at a few definitions provided by trusted dictionaries listed below:

  • According to the Macmillan Dictionary, when content is pronounced “kon-tent,” it refers to any material — such as writing, music, or video — that appears on a website or other electronic medium.  
  • Also pronounced “kon-tent,” Dictionary.com defines content as something that is contained. The Cambridge Dictionary suggests this pronunciation of content also refers to the articles or parts contained in a book or magazine, with the number of the page they begin on.
  • When pronounced “kuhn-tent,” the Collins English Dictionary says if you’re content with something, you’re willing to accept it, rather than wanting something more or something better. 

As you can see, the word content can be used as a noun, adjective, or verb and has many meanings in the English language. 

What Is the Origin of Content?

According to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition, the word content is Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French contenter and Medieval Latin contentare. 

These both come from the Latin contentus, meaning contained or satisfied. Contentus is the past participle of continere, meaning to hold together, enclose, or have as contents.

In France during the 13th century, however, the word contenere became contenir and was brought back to English. It was common when transferring words from French to English to do away with the native word endings, thus ‘contenir’ became contain, from which content was derived. 

The word continued to evolve, with its meaning eventually becoming “to fill” and then “to satisfy.” 

In the 15th century, the term traveled back to the English language, where its word ending was removed once again, creating the derivative “content.”

What Are Synonyms and Antonyms of Content?

Now that we’ve covered the many definitions of content, it’s time to discuss synonyms and antonyms. Learning the synonyms and antonyms of content won’t only strengthen your understanding of the term but can help you express yourself better and more clearly, too!

Synonyms of content include:

  • Happy
  • Satisfied
  • Comfortable
  • Bliss
  • Calm
  • Fulfill
  • Gratified
  • Euphoria
  • Matter
  • Motive 
  • Question
  • Capacity
  • Volume
  • Theme
  • Subject
  • Topic
  • Gratified
  • Pleased

Antonyms of content include:

  • Discontented
  • Unhappy
  • Unsatisfied
  • Upset
  • Depressed
  • Dissatisfied
  • Refuse
  • Inactivity
  • Forfeit
  • Reluctant
  • Unwilling
  • Needy
  • Wanting
  • Meaningless
  • Disagreeable

Using the Word Content in Example Sentences

At this point, you should have a pretty good understanding of what the word content means. So, if you’re ready and feel comfortable, go ahead and practice using it in a sentence.

To get you going, we’ve put together several usage examples for you below:

Most snacks these days have either a high sugar content or high salt content.

The newborn smiled contentedly after finishing her morning meal.

I’m really content with my job and not interested in changing jobs.

The content of the course is described in the course outline.

I am not too sure what the contents are in that mixture, but it smells amazing!

The contents in the cookie jar are for me and me only!

The marketing content for our new skincare product launching in October will be ready to email blast in August.

Suzie was quite content after realizing her boyfriend upgraded from a motel to a fancy hotel.

We need less content and more pictures on our blog.

Are you content with a warm meal during rainy weather?

The television producer is on the hunt for content that is more entertaining than what’s currently on the air.

You do have creative material, but your current content is kinda lame.

The angry voters caused hours of traffic preventing us from making it to the intended destination, so we had to content ourselves with a relaxing day at home.

A deluxe suit isn’t necessary; I’d honestly be perfectly content with a warm meal and a clean place to sleep.

Surrounded by a number of soft toys, the baby appears to be content in her crib after and ready to drift off to dreamland.

Eggs have a high protein content making them a great post-workout snack.

Look, I’m not really content about the current circumstances, OK?

Conclusion

Derived from Old French, when content is used as a noun, it can refer to something contained, an affirmative vote, the topics treated in written work, or the principal substance offered by a website. 

When used as an adjective, on the other hand, the word content simply means satisfied. 

Whether you decide to use content as a noun or an adjective, we hope you are beyond content with this guide. To discover more interesting words, check out our website where you’ll also find grammar tips, useful tools and more.   

Sources:

  1. Content definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
  2. Content Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
  3. CONTENT (noun) definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary
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