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content
(k/@/n't/E/nt )

adjective (a)

  • satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are(adj.all)
    Example:
    A contented smile.
    source: wordnet30
  • Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something(noun.group)
    Example:
    He emptied the contents of his pockets.
    The two groups were similar in content.
    source: wordnet30
  • what a communication that is about something is about(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.(noun.linkdef)
    source: wordnet30
  • the amount that can be contained(noun.quantity)
    Synonym:
    capacity
    source: wordnet30
  • the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned(noun.cognition)
    source: wordnet30
  • the state of being contented with your situation in life(noun.state)
    Example:
    He relaxed in sleepy contentedness.
    They could read to their heart's content.
    Synonym:
    contentedness
    source: wordnet30
  • something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • That which is contained; the thing or things held by a receptacle or included within specified limits; as, the contents of a cask or bale or of a room; the contents of a book.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • Rest or quietness of the mind in one's present condition; freedom from discontent; satisfaction; contentment; moderate happiness.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • satisfy in a limited way(verb.consumption)
    Example:
    He contented himself with one glass of beer per day.
    source: wordnet30
  • make content(verb.emotion)
    Example:
    I am contented.
    Antonym:
    discontent
    source: wordnet30
  • To satisfy the desires of; to make easy in any situation; to appease or quiet; to gratify; to please.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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