/kənˈtent/
#2578 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
Quietly happy and satisfied with what you have.
Word origin
From Latin contentus, meaning satisfied, from continere, meaning to hold in: a content person holds all they need.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- contentus
- English cognates
- contain, contentment
Examples
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Content means quietly happy; it is calmer than excited.
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You are content WITH something when it is enough for you.
contents .
Said as CONtent, with the stress at the front, the noun means what is inside something.
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