content
/ˈkɑn.tɛnt/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "You, Aubrey, are my most complete man. You're brave, compassionate, kind: a content man. That is your secret—contentment; I am 24 and I've never known it. I'm forever in pursuit, and I don't even know what I am chasing."
- "They were in a state of sleepy content after supper."
- "‘It is very difficult to […] learn to seek content, instead of happiness.’"
- "‘I understand you—upon every other subject, but the only one, my content requires, you are ready to obey me.’"
- "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."
Etymology
From Middle English contenten (“to satisfy”), from Latin contentus (“contained; satisfied”), past participle of continēre (“to contain”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɑn.tɛnt/
- British English: /ˈkɒn.tɛnt/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more content (comparative)
contenter (comparative)
most content (superlative)
contentest (superlative)
contents (present, singular)
contenting (participle, present)
contented (participle, past)
contented (past)
contents (plural)