Definitions for content

Definitions for (noun) content

Main entry: subject, content, depicted object

Definition: something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation

Usage: a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject


Main entry: mental object, content, cognitive content

Definition: the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned


Main entry: subject matter, substance, message, content

Definition: what a communication that is about something is about


Main entry: content

Definition: everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

Usage: he emptied the contents of his pockets; the two groups were similar in content


Main entry: content, capacity

Definition: the amount that can be contained

Usage: the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons


Main entry: content

Definition: the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.


Main entry: content, contentedness

Definition: the state of being contented with your situation in life

Usage: he relaxed in sleepy contentedness; they could read to their heart's content


Definitions for (verb) content

Main entry: content

Definition: satisfy in a limited way

Usage: He contented himself with one glass of beer per day


Main entry: content

Definition: make content

Usage: I am contented


Definitions for (adj) content

Main entry: content, contented

Definition: satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are

Usage: a contented smile


Visual thesaurus for content