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- [kon-tent]
- /ˈkɒn tɛnt/
- /kənˈtent/
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- [kon-tent]
- /ˈkɒn tɛnt/
Definitions of contents word
- noun plural contents everything that is inside a container 3
- noun plural contents all that is contained or dealt with in a discussion, piece of writing, etc; substance 3
- noun plural contents a list, printed at the front of a book, of chapters or divisions together with the number of the first page of each 3
- noun contents the state or feeling of being contented; satisfaction; contentment: His content was threatened. 1
- noun contents (in the British House of Lords) an affirmative vote or voter. 1
- adjective contents satisfied with what one is or has; not wanting more or anything else. 1
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Origin of contents
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Medieval Latin contentum, noun use of neuter of Latin contentus (past participle of continēre to contain), equivalent to con- con- + ten- hold + -tus past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Contents
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
contents popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
contents usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for contents
noun contents
- load — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- connotation — The connotations of a particular word or name are the ideas or qualities which it makes you think of.
- stuffing — the material of which anything is made: a hard, crystalline stuff.
- innards — the internal parts of the body; entrails or viscera.
- furnishing — paper pulp and any ingredients added to it prior to its introduction into a papermaking machine.
Antonyms for contents
noun contents
- outside — the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
- discontents — Plural form of discontent.
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