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All of the etymologies were exactly the same just written slightly differently, so I combined them. ~~~~
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===Etymology 1===
===Etymology 1===
Borrowed from {{bor|en|la|contentus||satisfied, content|notext=1}}, past participle of {{m|la|continere||to hold in, contain}}; see [[contain]].
From {{inh|en|enm|-}}, borrowed from {{bor|en|fro|content|notext=1}}, from {{der|en|la|contentus||satisfied, content}}, past participle of {{m|la|continere||to hold in, contain}}; see [[contain]].


====Pronunciation====
====Pronunciation====
* {{a|RP}} {{IPA|/ˈkɒn.tɛnt/|lang=en}}
* {{a|RP}} {{IPA|/ˈkɒn.tɛnt/|lang=en}}
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* {{enPR|kəntĕnt'}}, {{IPA|/kənˈtɛnt/|lang=en}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|kŏn'tĕnt}}, {{IPA|/ˈkɑn.tɛnt/|lang=en}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|kŏn'tĕnt}}, {{IPA|/ˈkɑn.tɛnt/|lang=en}}
* {{audio|en-us-content.ogg|Audio (US)|lang=en}}
* {{audio|en-us-content.ogg|Audio (US)|lang=en}}
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#*: Strong ships, of great '''content'''.
#*: Strong ships, of great '''content'''.
# {{lb|en|mathematics}} The [[n-dimensional|''n''-dimensional]] space contained by an ''n''-dimensional [[polytope]] (called ''[[volume]]'' in the case of a [[polyhedron]] and ''[[area]]'' in the case of a [[polygon]]).
# {{lb|en|mathematics}} The [[n-dimensional|''n''-dimensional]] space contained by an ''n''-dimensional [[polytope]] (called ''[[volume]]'' in the case of a [[polyhedron]] and ''[[area]]'' in the case of a [[polygon]]).
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# Satisfaction; [[contentment]].
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#: ''They were in a state of sleepy '''content''' after supper.''
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#* '''2008''', Mingmei Yip, ''Peach Blossom Pavilion''
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#*: Like an empress, I feel great '''content''' surrounded by the familiar sounds of laughter, bickering, rattling plates, clicking chopsticks, smacking lips, and noisy sipping of the longevity brew.
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#* '''c. 1591''', {{w|William Shakespeare}}, ''Henry VI, Part 2'': Act 1, Scene 1
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#*: Such is the fullness of my heart's '''content'''.
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#* '''1946''', C.L. Moore, ''Vintage Season''
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#*: Kleph moved slowly from the door and sank upon the chaise longue with a little sigh of '''content'''.
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# {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[acquiescence]] without [[examination]].
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#* '''1711''', {{w|Alexander Pope}}, ''An Essay on Criticism''
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#*: The sense they humbly take upon '''content'''.
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# That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.
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#* '''c. 1591''', {{w|William Shakespeare}}, ''Henry VI, Part 2'': Act 1, Scene 1
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#*: So will I in England work your grace's full '''content'''.
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# {{lb|en|UK|House of Lords}} An expression of [[assent]] to a [[bill]] or [[motion]]; an [[affirmate]] [[vote]].
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# {{lb|en|UK|House of Lords}} A member who votes in assent.


=====Derived terms=====
=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|en|fat content}}
* {{l|en|fat content}}
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* {{l|en|discontent}}
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* {{l|en|malcontent}}
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* {{l|en|to one's heart's content}}


====Related terms====
====Related terms====
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* German: {{t+|de|Inhalt|m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Inhalt|m}}
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===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|en|enm|-}}, borrowed from {{bor|en|fro|content|notext=1}}, from {{der|en|la|contentus||satisfied, content}}, past participle of {{m|la|continere||to hold in, contain}}; see [[contain]].

====Pronunciation====
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* {{enPR|kəntĕnt'}}, {{IPA|/kənˈtɛnt/|lang=en}}


====Adjective====
====Adjective====
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# {{lb|en|archaic}} [[alright|Alright]], [[agreed]].
# {{lb|en|archaic}} [[alright|Alright]], [[agreed]].
#* c. '''1591''', {{w|William Shakespeare}}, ''{{w|Henry VI, Part 1}}'', Act , Scene ,<sup>[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_First_Part_of_King_Henry_the_Sixth]</sup>
#*: <small>KING</small>. {{...}} Away, my masters! trouble us no more;
#*: But join in friendship, as your lords have done.
#*: <small>FIRST SERVING-MAN</small>. '''Content''': I’ll to the surgeon’s.
#* '''1595''', {{w|George Peele}}, ''[[w:The Old Wives' Tale (play)|The Old Wives’ Tale]]'', The Malone Society Reprints, 1908, lines 132-135,<sup>[https://archive.org/details/oldwivestale00peeluoft]</sup>
#*: <small>OLD WOMAN</small>. Nowe this bargaine my Masters must I make with you, that you will say hum & ha to my tale, so shall I know you are awake.
#*: <small>BOTH</small>. '''Content''' Gammer that will we doo.

===Etymology 3===
Borrowed from {{bor|en|fro|contente||content, contentment|notext=1}}, from {{m|fro|contenter}}; see content as a verb.

====Pronunciation====
* {{enPR|kəntĕnt'}}, {{IPA|/kənˈtɛnt/|lang=en}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

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# Satisfaction; [[contentment]].
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#: ''They were in a state of sleepy '''content''' after supper.''
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#* '''2008''', Mingmei Yip, ''Peach Blossom Pavilion''
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#*: Like an empress, I feel great '''content''' surrounded by the familiar sounds of laughter, bickering, rattling plates, clicking chopsticks, smacking lips, and noisy sipping of the longevity brew.
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#* '''c. 1591''', {{w|William Shakespeare}}, ''Henry VI, Part 2'': Act 1, Scene 1
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#*: Such is the fullness of my heart's '''content'''.
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#* '''1946''', C.L. Moore, ''Vintage Season''
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#*: Kleph moved slowly from the door and sank upon the chaise longue with a little sigh of '''content'''.
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# {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[acquiescence]] without [[examination]].
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#* '''1711''', {{w|Alexander Pope}}, ''An Essay on Criticism''
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#*: The sense they humbly take upon '''content'''.
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# That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.
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#* '''c. 1591''', {{w|William Shakespeare}}, ''Henry VI, Part 2'': Act 1, Scene 1
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#*: So will I in England work your grace's full '''content'''.
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# {{lb|en|UK|House of Lords}} An expression of [[assent]] to a [[bill]] or [[motion]]; an [[affirmate]] [[vote]].
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# {{lb|en|UK|House of Lords}} A member who votes in assent.

=====Derived terms=====
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* {{l|en|discontent}}
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* {{l|en|malcontent}}
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* {{l|en|to one's heart's content}}

===Etymology 4===
From {{etyl|fro|en}} {{m|fro|contenter}}, from {{etyl|ML.|en}} {{m|la|contentare||to satisfy}}, from {{etyl|la|en}} {{m|la|contentus||satisfied, content}}; see content as an adjective.

====Pronunciation====
* {{enPR|kəntĕnt'}}, {{IPA|/kənˈtɛnt/|lang=en}}


====Verb====
====Verb====

Revision as of 16:42, 27 October 2017

English

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Etymology 1

From Middle English, borrowed from Lua error: Parameter "notext" is not used by this template., from Latin contentus (“satisfied, content”), past participle of continere (“to hold in, contain”); see contain.

Pronunciation

Noun

content (countable and uncountable, plural contents)

  1. (uncountable) That which is contained.
  2. Subject matter; that which is contained in writing or speech.
    • 1841, Charles Dickens, Barnaby Rudge Chapter 21
      Hugh admitting that he never had, and moreover that he couldn’t read, Mrs Varden declared with much severity, that he ought to he even more ashamed of himself than before, and strongly recommended him to save up his pocket-money for the purchase of one, and further to teach himself the contents with all convenient diligence.
  3. The amount of material contained; contents.
  4. Capacity for holding.
  5. (mathematics) The n-dimensional space contained by an n-dimensional polytope (called volume in the case of a polyhedron and area in the case of a polygon).
  6. Satisfaction; contentment.
    They were in a state of sleepy content after supper.
    • 2008, Mingmei Yip, Peach Blossom Pavilion
      Like an empress, I feel great content surrounded by the familiar sounds of laughter, bickering, rattling plates, clicking chopsticks, smacking lips, and noisy sipping of the longevity brew.
    • c. 1591, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2: Act 1, Scene 1
      Such is the fullness of my heart's content.
    • 1946, C.L. Moore, Vintage Season
      Kleph moved slowly from the door and sank upon the chaise longue with a little sigh of content.
  7. (obsolete) acquiescence without examination.
    • 1711, Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism
      The sense they humbly take upon content.
  8. That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.
    • c. 1591, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2: Act 1, Scene 1
      So will I in England work your grace's full content.
  9. (UK, House of Lords) An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmate vote.
  10. (UK, House of Lords) A member who votes in assent.
Derived terms
Translations

Adjective

content (comparative more content or contenter, superlative most content)

  1. Satisfied about a particular circumstance; thus, in a state of satisfaction.
    • Template:RQ:EHough PrqsPrc
      This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking. […] He was smooth-faced, and his fresh skin and well-developed figure bespoke the man in good physical condition through active exercise, yet well content with the world's apportionment.
Derived terms
Synonyms
Translations

Interjection

content

  1. (archaic) Alright, agreed.

Verb

content (third-person singular simple present contents, present participle contenting, simple past and past participle contented)

  1. (transitive) To give contentment or satisfaction; to satisfy; to make happy.
    You can't have any more - you'll have to content yourself with what you already have.
    • 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Mark 15:15,[1]
      And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
    • 1741, Isaac Watts, The Improvement of the Mind, London: James Brackstone, Part I, Chapter 14, p. 194,[2]
      Do not content yourselves with meer Words and Names, lest your laboured Improvements only amass a heap of unintelligible Phrases, and you feed upon Husks instead of Kernels.
    • 2016, Felicity Cloake, “How to make the perfect cacio e pepe,” The Guardian, 3 November, 2016,[3]
      Caz Hildebrand and Jacob Kenedy recommend rigatoni in the Geometry of Pasta, and Christopher Boswell, the chef behind the Rome Sustainable Food project, prefers wholemeal paccheri or rigatoni in his book Pasta, on the basis that “the flavour of the whole grain is strong enough to stand up to the sharp and salty sheep’s milk cheese” (as I can find neither easily, I have to content myself with brown penne instead).
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.
Translations

Further reading

Anagrams

Catalan

Adjective

content m or f (masculine and feminine plural contents)

  1. content, satisfied, pleased

Further reading

French

Etymology 1

From Middle French content, from Old French, borrowed from Lua error: Parameter "notext" is not used by this template..

Pronunciation

Adjective

content (feminine contente, masculine plural contents, feminine plural contentes)

  1. content, satisfied, pleased

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

Template:fr-verb-form

  1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) third-person plural present indicative of conter
  2. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) third-person plural present subjunctive of conter

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French content, borrowed from Lua error: Parameter "notext" is not used by this template..

Adjective

content m (feminine singular contente, masculine plural contens, feminine plural contentes)

  1. happy; satisfied; content

Descendants

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French, borrowed from Lua error: Parameter "notext" is not used by this template., from contineō, continēre (“hold or keep together, surround, contain”).

Adjective

content m

  1. (Jersey) happy
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