content

/kˈɑntɛnt/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. (usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
   “he emptied the contents of his pockets”
2. what a communication that is about something is about
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”
5. the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
6. the state of being contented with your situation in life
   “he relaxed in sleepy 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”

verb

1. satisfy in a limited way
   “He contented himself with one glass of beer per day”
2. make content
   “I am contented”

adjective

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

Synonyms for content

• contents
• message
• subject matter
• substance
• capacity
• cognitive content
• mental object
• contentedness
• subject
• depicted object
• contented
• complacent
• satisfied
• smug

Antonyms of content

• discontent