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Contents

verb
/ˈkɒn.tɛnts/
Word Frequency: 29.8

Definitions

1.verbTo 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."
2.verbTo satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite
3.nounThat which is contained.
4.nounSubject matter; that which is contained in writing or speech.
5.nounThe amount of material contained; contents
6.nounCapacity for holding
7.nounThe 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)
8.noun(of a polynomial with coefficients in a GCD domain) the greatest common divisor of the coefficients; (of a polynomial with coefficients in an integral domain) the common factor of the coefficients which, when removed, leaves the adjusted coefficients with no common factor that is noninvertible
9.nounSatisfaction; contentment.
"They were in a state of sleepy content after supper."
10.nounAcquiescence without examination
11.nounThat which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.
12.noun(House of Lords) an expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmate vote
13.noun(House of Lords) a member who votes in assent
14.noun(usually in the plural) That which is contained.
"It is not covered in your homeowner's policy. You need contents insurance."
15.nounA table of contents, a list of chapters, etc. in a book, and the page numbers on which they start.
"I always start a book by reading the dustjacket and the contents before I really dig in to the content itself."

Synonyms

table of contentscontainedratingfeedstockscopelevelinventoryindiceoutlinerateconcentrationassay

Rhymes With

lamentsrepresentspresentsportentseventssegmentsprecedentsmalcontents
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