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contenter

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con⋅tent

2  [kuhn-tent]
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–adjective
1. satisfied with what one is or has; not wanting more or anything else.
2. British. agreeing; assenting.
3. Archaic. willing.
–verb (used with object)
4. to make content: These things content me.
–noun
5. the state or feeling of being contented; contentment: His content was threatened.
6. (in the British House of Lords) an affirmative vote or voter.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < MF < L contentus satisfied, special use of ptp. of continēre; see content 1

Related forms:
con⋅tent⋅a⋅ble, adjective
con⋅tent⋅ly, adverb
con⋅tent⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
4. appease, gratify. See satisfy.

Antonyms:
4. dissatisfy.
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Word Origin & History

content  (v.)
1418, from M.Fr. contenter, from content (adj.), c.1400, from L. contentus "contained, satisfied," pp. of continere (see contain). Sense evolved through "contained," "restrained," to "satisfied," as the contented person's desires are bound by what he or she already has.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: con·tent
Pronunciation: 'kän-"tent
Function: noun
1 : something contained —usually used in plural contents>
2 : the subject matter or symbolic significance of something —see LATENTCONTENT, MANIFEST CONTENT
3 : the amount of specified material contained content of a sample>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

content con·tent (kŏn'těnt')
n.

  1. Something contained, as in a receptacle.

  2. The proportion of a specified substance present in something else, as of protein in a food.

  3. The subject matter or essential meaning of something, especially a dream.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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