content (adj.)

  1. satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are; a contented smile

    [ Syn: contented ]

    content (n.)

  1. 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'

  2. what a communication that is about something is about

    [ Syn: message , subject matter , substance ]

  3. the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.

  4. the amount that can be contained; the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons

    [ Syn: capacity ]

  5. the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

    [ Syn: cognitive content , mental object ]

  6. the state of being contented with your situation in life; he relaxed in sleepy contentedness; they could read to their hearts content

    [ Syn: contentedness ]

  7. 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

    [ Syn: subject , depicted object ]

    content (v.)

  1. satisfy in a limited way; He contented himself with one glass of beer per day'

  2. make content; I am contented'

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