content¹ Definition
con·tent (kən tent′)
adjective
- happy enough with what one has or is; not desiring something more or different; satisfied
- willing: used in the British House of Lords as an affirmative vote
- Archaic pleased
Etymology: OFr < L contentus, pp. of continere: see contain
transitive verb
to make content; satisfy: often used reflexively
noun
contentment
content² Definition
con·tent (kän′tent′)
noun
- all that is contained in something; everything inside the contents of a jar, trunk, etc.
- all that is contained or dealt with in a writing or speech a table of contents
- all that is dealt with in a course or area of study, work of art, discussion, etc.
- essential meaning; substance the content of a poem as distinguished from its form
- Rare
- a holding power; capacity
- volume or area
- the amount (of a specified substance) contained iron with a high carbon content
Etymology: ME < ML contentum (pl. contenta), orig. neut. pp. of L continere: see contain
content Synonyms
content
modif.
content Usage Examples
Converse of object
skip: Skip the content and go to the main contact details for Birmingham university President's introduction This is your charter.
Adjective modifier
- fat: Much most effective way to limit calorie intake, therefore, is to reduce the fat content of the diet.
- entire: You can view the entire contents of this website without registering or ( if you have registered ) without logging in.
- main: Please scroll down to see the main content of this page.
- digital: Arguing for one institutional archive for digital contents is akin to calling for a single web site for an institution.
- editorial: Under current OFCOM regulations the advertiser cannot affect the editorial content of the programs.
- recycled: It is not always easy to determine the recycled fiber content.
Modifies a noun
- copyright: Site Search All content copyright © The University of Edinburgh 2006.
- provider: This optional feature allows content providers to limit the scope of their labels to their own domains.
- creation: In the world of content creation this means that people with narrow skills bases need to work together to create marketable content.
Noun used with modifier
- moisture: Each material has its own wholly specific equilibrium moisture content.
- outline: Outline content: Spiders are common in a wide range of terrestrial habitats and are of major importance in biological pest control.
- multimedia: This creates an extremely attractive market for MVNO operators that can provide unique mobile communications services with various specialized features and multimedia contents.
- salt: Don't add salt to your food when cooking and at the table and be more aware of the salt content of pre-prepared foods.
- mineral: Another experiment examined yield, vitamin and mineral content of organic and conventional potatoes and sweet corn over 3 years [ 4 ] .
- web: The Customer may wish to use one of the available filtering software products to help prevent access to certain web content.
Preposition: of
- websites: ACT is not responsible for the content of external websites or message board postings.
- website: The Editor claims copyright in the content of the website.
- site: RM is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Preposition: by
rights-holders: They do not constitute any form of endorsement of this site or its contents by the rights-holders concerned.
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