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noun (1)

ˈkän-ˌtent How to pronounce content (audio)
Definition of contentnext
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as in topic
a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition) although I appreciate the poem's lyrical qualities, I don't understand its content

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as in coverage
the amount of something (as subject matter) included judging from the table of contents, I'd have to say that this book covers most of the major topics in American history

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as in meaning
the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action the speech was filled with fine words but devoid of any real content

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content

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noun (2)

kən-ˈtent How to pronounce content (audio)
as in enjoyment
the feeling experienced when one's wishes are met slept to her heart's content on weekends

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adjective

kən-ˈtent How to pronounce content (audio)
as in satisfied
feeling that one's needs or desires have been met are you content with your present salary?

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verb

kən-ˈtent How to pronounce content (audio)
as in to please
to give satisfaction to a person easily contented by life's simple pleasures

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Recent Examples of content
Noun
China’s luxury carmaker isn’t content letting tech giants dominate the EV transition. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026 Now protesters are using that same platform to mock his administration, ridicule pro-government television news coverage, transform confrontation with police into viral content and seize control of the online narrative. — ABC News, 25 July 2026
Adjective
The Three Lions were content to stay back on their heels, and load all their players in a defensive posture to stop Argentina from tying up the game. — Sean Gregory, Time, 15 July 2026 Would Guimaraes be content with being a bit-part player at Arsenal? — George Caulkin, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Verb
The path to the fresh spring was no longer usable—the Germans had to content themselves with boiling water from the locomotives. — Vasily Grossman, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026 Skip to content This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for content
Recent Examples of Synonyms for content
  1. topic
  2. coverage
  3. meaning
  4. enjoyment
  5. satisfied
  6. please
  7. matter
  8. scope
Noun
  • In April 2022, Roberts used a racial slur at a state board meeting after the former Topeka NAACP president had addressed the Board on the topic of African-American history.
    — Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • Digitization, personalization, and AI strategy have become staple topics on the agendas of leading cultural industry forums.
    — Mureji Fatunde-Iloeje, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026
Definition of topic
Noun
  • Bryant remembers that much of the media coverage at the time was about the deployment of hundreds of Tennessee National Guard members to the city, but that felt like a distraction.
    — Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 27 July 2026
  • Alongside the flattering coverage, Fauci recorded deep concern about the federal government’s competence.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026
Definition of coverage
Noun
  • Having different risk scenarios is useful to understand what might happen, and AI in its widest meaning is good at assessing risks.
    — Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • However, art has a funny way of multiplying meanings, often above and beyond what its creators intended, and the Headington Shark is a case in point.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
Definition of meaning
Noun
  • No one forces us to perform the role, the financial rewards for those who make the international list are considerable, and for the most part the enjoyment found on the field makes up for the plentiful aggro off it.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 23 July 2026
  • Under long-standing gift tax principles, gifts that postpone the beneficiary’s present use or enjoyment are typically treated as gifts of a future interest.
    — Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of enjoyment
Adjective
  • Deputies were following up on the missing person report but did not find Celeste at the home and were satisfied with d4vd’s level of cooperation.
    — Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • According to a club source, granted anonymity to protect relationships, Brighton were not satisfied with the pitch facilities at the venue, due to unforeseen circumstances.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of satisfied
Verb
  • Alice is not a person who puts on airs to please others; quite the opposite.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 27 July 2026
  • An artists’ responsibility is to confront the truth of things rather than chasing mass approval or trying to please everybody.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 25 July 2026
Definition of please
Noun
  • Those comments came after Trump met with top advisers and Cabinet officials Friday to discuss a potential escalation of the war, according to a source familiar with the matter.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • Doctors are being clear about who should actually be tested and who shouldn’t, and the qualifications matter as much as the science behind them.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
Definition of matter
Noun
  • When work began last summer on the new westside I-285/I-20 interchange, Johnson thought his neighborhood fell in the project’s scope.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
  • Her job, as a senior health-policy official on the White House Domestic Policy Council, is to convert the president’s priorities into the scope and language of documents that will advance the White House’s agenda.
    — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
Definition of scope

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