content
adjective
[ kənˈtɛnt ]
• in a state of peaceful happiness.
• "he seemed more content, less bitter"
Similar:
contented,
satisfied,
pleased,
gratified,
fulfilled,
happy,
cheerful,
cheery,
glad,
delighted,
tranquil,
unworried,
untroubled,
at ease,
at peace,
comfortable,
serene,
placid,
complacent,
content
verb
• satisfy (someone).
• "nothing would content her apart from going off to Barcelona"
Similar:
soothe,
pacify,
placate,
appease,
please,
mollify,
make happy,
satisfy,
still,
silence,
quieten,
quiet,
content
noun
• a state of satisfaction.
• "the greater part of the century was a time of content"
Similar:
contentment,
contentedness,
satisfaction,
fulfilment,
happiness,
pleasure,
cheerfulness,
gladness,
gratification,
ease,
comfort,
restfulness,
well-being,
peace,
equanimity,
serenity,
tranquillity,
placidity,
placidness,
repletion,
complacency,
self-content,
• a member of the British House of Lords who votes for a particular motion.
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin contentus ‘satisfied’, past participle of continere (see contain).
content
noun
• the things that are held or included in something.
• "she unscrewed the top of the flask and drank the contents"
Origin:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin contentum (plural contenta ‘things contained’), neuter past participle of continere (see contain).