ENGLISH: content - CREOLE: kontni



Overview of noun content



The noun content has 7 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)



1. (12) content -- (everything that is included in a collection; "he emptied the contents of his pockets"; "the two groups were similar in content")

2. (8) message, content, subject matter, substance -- (what a communication that is about something is about)

3. (3) content -- (the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.)

4. (2) capacity, content -- (the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons")

5. (2) content, cognitive content, mental object -- (the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned)

6. (1) contentedness, content -- (the state of being contented with your situation in life; "he relaxed in sleepy contentedness"; "they could read to their heart's content")

7. subject, content, depicted object -- (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")



Overview of verb content



The verb content has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (3) content -- (satisfy in a limited way; "He contented himself with one glass of beer per day")

2. (2) content -- (make content; "I am contented")



Overview of adj content



The adj content has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)



1. contented, content -- (satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are; "a contented smile")

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