content

¹con·tent

adj \kən-ˈtent\

Definition of CONTENT

: contented, satisfied <was content with her life as it was>

Examples of CONTENT

1. The baby looks content in her crib.
2. A fancy hotel is not necessary; I'd be content with a warm meal and a clean place to sleep.
3. No, I don't want to play. I'm content to watch.
4. Not content to stay at home, she set off to see the world at the age of 16.
5. Polls show that voters are growing less and less content with the current administration.

Origin of CONTENT

Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin contentus, from past participle of continēre to hold in, contain — more at contain

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to CONTENT

Synonyms: contented, gratified, happy, pleased, satisfied

Antonyms: discontent, discontented, displeased, dissatisfied, malcontent, malcontented, unhappy

Related Words: blissful, delighted, glad, joyful, joyous, jubilant, rejoicing, tickled; ecstatic, elated, enraptured, euphoric, overjoyed, rapturous, thrilled; appeased, mollified, pacified, placated

Near Antonyms: disaffected, disgruntled, displeased, unsatisfied; abject, aggrieved, anguished, brokenhearted, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, discouraged, disheartened, dispirited, downcast, downhearted

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Rhymes with CONTENT

absent, accent, Advent, anent, ascent, assent, augment, besprent, cement, comment, consent, convent, descent, detent, dissent, docent, event, extent, ferment, foment, fragment, frequent, hell-bent, indent, intent, invent, lament, loment, low-rent, mordent, outspent, percent, pigment, portent, present, prevent, pup tent, quitrent, rack-rent, relent, repent, resent, segment, Shymkent, Tashkent, torment, well-meant, wisent