content in English dictionary

  • content

    Meanings and definitions of "content"

    • (uncountable) That which is contained.
    • Subject matter; substance.
    • The amount of material contained.
    • (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).
    • See contents.
    • Satisfied; in a state of satisfaction.
    • Satisfaction; contentment
    • (transitive) To give contentment or satisfaction; to satisfy; to gratify; to appease.
    • adjective
      Satisfied about a particular circumstance; thus, in a state of satisfaction.
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      That which is contained.
    • noun
      Subject matter; substance.
    • noun
      The amount of material contained; contents.
    • noun
      Capacity for holding.
    • noun
      (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).
    • noun
      Satisfaction; contentment.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      acquiescence without examination.
    • noun
      That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.
    • noun
      (Britain, House of Lords)
      An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmate vote.
    • noun
      (Britain, House of Lords)
      A member who votes in assent.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To give contentment or satisfaction; to satisfy; to gratify; to appease.
    • verb
      (transitive, obsolete)
      To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.
    • that which is contained
    • subject matter
    • the amount of material contained
    • satisfied
    • satisfy
    • The information in a campaign that is intended to be communicated to marketing list members about the campaign. For example this content could be the dialog for a phone call or the body text of an e-mail message.
    • In a state of satisfaction.
    • The amount of threedimensional space occupied by an object.
    • content (of a mineral, etc.)
    • What a communication contains word by word.
    • To make content.
    • To satisfy in a limited way.
    • Everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something.
    • adjective
      satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are; "a contented smile"
    • noun
      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"
    • noun
      the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons"
    • noun
      the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.
    • noun
      the state of being contented with your situation in life; "he relaxed in sleepy contentedness"; "they could read to their heart's content"
    • noun
      the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
    • noun
      (usually plural) 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"
    • noun
      what a communication that is about something is about
    • verb
      make content; "I am contented"
    • verb
      satisfy in a limited way; "He contented himself with one glass of beer per day"

    Synonyms of "content" in English dictionary

    complacent, self-complacent, thing are the top synonyms of "content" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "content" in English dictionary

    discontent, discontented are the top antonyms of "content" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of content

    • content ( plural  contents)
    • content ( comparative more content, superlative most content)
    • content ( countable and uncountable;  plural  contents)
    • content ( third-person singular simple present contents, present participle contenting, simple past and past participle contented)
    • content (comparative more content or contenter, superlative most content)
    • content (countable and uncountable, plural contents)
    • content (plural contents)
    • content (third-person singular simple present contents, present participle contenting, simple past and past participle contented)
  • Content

    Meanings and definitions of "content"

    • An option on the Views menu in Windows Explorer that shows the most appropriate details for the file type in a flexible layout rather than only showing the details associated with the column headers in the view.

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