What is the meaning of content?

noun

  • Everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something.
    • usage: "he emptied the contents of his pockets"; "the two groups were similar in content"
  • What a communication that is about something is about.
  • The proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc..
  • The amount that can be contained.
    • usage: "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons"
  • The sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned.
  • The state of being contented with your situation in life.
    • usage: "he relaxed in sleepy contentedness"; "they could read to their heart's content"
  • Something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation.
    • usage: "a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject"

verb

  • Satisfy in a limited way.
    • usage: "He contented himself with one glass of beer per day"
  • Make content.
    • usage: "I am contented"

adjective

  • Satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are.
    • usage: "a contented smile"
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