Content - Definition

adj 1: satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they
are; "a contented smile" [syn: contented, content]
[ant: discontent, discontented]
n 1: everything that is included in a collection and that is
held or included in something; "he emptied the contents of
his pockets"; "the two groups were similar in content"
2: what a communication that is about something is about [syn:
message, content, subject matter, substance]
3: the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture
or alloy etc.
4: the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a
capacity of 12 gallons" [syn: capacity, content]
5: the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or
learned [syn: content, cognitive content, mental
object]
6: the state of being contented with your situation in life; "he
relaxed in sleepy contentedness"; "they could read to their
heart's content" [syn: contentedness, content]
7: something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist
or photographer for graphic representation; "a moving picture
of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same
subject" [syn: subject, content, depicted object]
v 1: satisfy in a limited way; "He contented himself with one
glass of beer per day"
2: make content; "I am contented" [ant: discontent]