content
1
[ kon-tent ]
/ ˈkɒn tɛnt /
noun
Origin of content
1
1375–1425; late Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Medieval Latin
contentum, noun use of neuter of Latin
contentus (past participle of
continēre to contain), equivalent to
con-
con- +
ten- hold +
-tus past participle suffix
Words nearby content
Definition for content (2 of 2)
content
2
[ kuhn-tent ]
/ kənˈtɛnt /
adjective
satisfied with what one is or has; not wanting more or anything else.
British.
agreeing; assenting.
Archaic.
willing.
verb (used with object)
to make content: These things content me.
noun
the state or feeling of being contented; satisfaction; contentment: His content was threatened.
(in the British House of Lords) an affirmative vote or voter.
Origin of content
2
1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin
contentus satisfied, special use of past participle of
continēre; see
content1
OTHER WORDS FROM content
con·tent·a·ble, adjective con·tent·ly, adverb con·tent·ness, nounExample sentences from the Web for content
British Dictionary definitions for content (1 of 2)
content
1
/ (ˈkɒntɛnt) /
noun
(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
the meaning or significance of a poem, painting, or other work of art, as distinguished from its style or form
all that is contained or dealt with in a discussion, piece of writing, etc; substance
the capacity or size of a thing
the proportion of a substance contained in an alloy, mixture, etc
the lead content of petrol
Word Origin for content
C15: from Latin
contentus contained, from
continēre to
contain
British Dictionary definitions for content (2 of 2)
Derived forms of content
contently, adverb contentment, nounWord Origin for content
C14: from Old French, from Latin
contentus contented, that is, having restrained desires, from
continēre to restrain
Medical definitions for content
content
[ kŏn′tĕnt′ ]
n.
Something contained, as in a receptacle.
The proportion of a specified substance present in something else, as of protein in a food.
The subject matter or essential meaning of something, especially a dream.
Idioms and Phrases with content
content
see to one's heart's content.