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== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English contenten (“to satisfy”), from Latin contentus (“contained; satisfied”), past participle of continēre (“to contain”). ==== Pronunciation ==== enPR: kəntĕnt', IPA(key): /kənˈtɛnt/ Rhymes: -ɛnt Hyphenation: con‧tent ==== Adjective ==== content (comparative more content or contenter, superlative most content or contentest) Satisfied, pleased, contented. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== content (uncountable) Satisfaction, contentment; pleasure. (obsolete) Acquiescence without examination. That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy. (UK, House of Lords) An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmative vote. (UK, House of Lords, by metonymy) A member who votes in assent. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Interjection ==== content (archaic) Alright, agreed. ==== Verb ==== content (third-person singular simple present contents, present participle contenting, simple past and past participle contented) (transitive) To give contentment or satisfaction to; to satisfy; to make happy. Synonyms: elate, hearten; see also Thesaurus:gladden (transitive, obsolete) To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite. ===== Derived terms ===== contentable ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English content (plural contentes, contence), from Latin contentus, past participle of continēre (“to hold in, contain”), as Etymology 1, above. English apparently developed a substantive form of the adjective, which is not mirrored in Romance languages. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒn.tɛnt/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɔn.tɛnt/ (General American, Canada) enPR: kŏn'tĕnt, IPA(key): /ˈkɑn.tɛnt/ Rhymes: -ɔntɛnt, -ɒntɛnt, -ɑntɛnt Hyphenation: con‧tent ==== Adjective ==== content (comparative more content, superlative most content) (obsolete) Contained. ==== Noun ==== content (countable and uncountable, plural contents) (uncountable) That which is contained. Synonym: contents Subject matter; semantic information (or a portion or body thereof); that which is contained in writing, speech, video, etc. (by extension, uncountable) One or more creative works. (Internet, colloquial) The potential of creative work for a content creator. The amount of material contained. (obsolete) Capacity for containing. (mathematics) The n-dimensional space contained by an n-dimensional polytope (called volume in the case of a polyhedron and area in the case of a polygon); length, area or volume, generalized to an arbitrary number of dimensions. (algebra, ring theory, of a polynomial with coefficients in a GCD domain) The greatest common divisor of the coefficients; (of a polynomial with coefficients in an integral domain) the common factor of the coefficients which, when removed, leaves the adjusted coefficients with no common factor that is noninvertible. ===== Usage notes ===== Sense 2.1 can be seen as denigrating due to its association with monetization, terms such as content farm, and sense 2.1.1. See also slop. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Russian: конте́нт (kontént)→ Armenian: կոնտենտ (kontent) ===== Translations ===== === Related terms === === Further reading === “content”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “content”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === Connett == Catalan == === Etymology === From Latin contentus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [kunˈte̞n] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [konˈtent] IPA(key): (Central) [kunˈten] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [konˈten] === Adjective === content (feminine contenta, masculine plural contents, feminine plural contentes) content, satisfied, pleased Antonym: descontent ==== Derived terms ==== descontent === Further reading === “content”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “content”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “content” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “content”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Dutch == === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch content, from Old French content, from Latin contentus. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kɔnˈtɛnt/ Hyphenation: con‧tent Rhymes: -ɛnt ==== Adjective ==== content (comparative contenter, superlative contentst) content(ed), satisfied === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English content. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkɔn.tɛnt/, /ˈkɑn.tɛnt/ Hyphenation: con‧tent ==== Noun ==== content m (uncountable, no diminutive) the content of a medium Synonym: inhoud == French == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle French content, from Old French, borrowed from Latin contentus. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tɑ̃/ Homophones: comptant, contant, contents ==== Adjective ==== content (feminine contente, masculine plural contents, feminine plural contentes) content, satisfied, pleased Synonym: satisfait ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Antillean Creole: kontan Haitian Creole: kontan Louisiana Creole: konten Mauritian Creole: kontan === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kɔ̃t/ Homophones: compte, comptent, comptes, comte, comtes, conte, contes ==== Verb ==== content third-person plural present/subjunctive of conter === Further reading === “content”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Louisiana Creole == === Etymology === From French content (“content”), compare Haitian Creole kontan. === Verb === content to be contented === References === Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French content, borrowed from Latin contentus. === Adjective === content m (feminine singular contente, masculine plural contens, feminine plural contentes) happy; satisfied; content ==== Descendants ==== French: content == Norman == === Alternative forms === caontent (Guernsey) === Etymology === From Old French, borrowed from Latin contentus (“having been held together, contained”), from contineō, continēre (“hold or keep together, surround, contain”). === Adjective === content m (Jersey) happy == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English content. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɔn.tɛnt/ Rhymes: -ɔntɛnt Syllabification: con‧tent === Noun === content m inan (colloquial, Internet, media) alternative form of kontent (“content”) (subject matter) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “content”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) content at Obserwatorium językowe Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego