Content: Definition and part of speech

Content

  1. a. Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.
  2. n. 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.
  3. n. Power of containing; capacity; extent; size.
  4. n. Area or quantity of space or matter contained within certain limits; as, solid contents; superficial contents.
  5. a. To satisfy the desires of; to make easy in any situation; to appease or quiet; to gratify; to please.
  6. a. To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.
  7. n. Rest or quietness of the mind in one’s present condition; freedom from discontent; satisfaction; contentment; moderate happiness.
  8. n. Acquiescence without examination.
  9. n. That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.
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The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

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