contents Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start
   table of contents.
   
2. noun everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
   content.
   
   • he emptied the contents of his pockets
   • the two groups were similar in content
3. noun what a communication that is about something is about
   content; message; substance; subject matter.
   
4. noun the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.
   content.
   
5. noun the amount that can be contained
   content; capacity.
   
   • the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons
6. noun the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
   content; cognitive content; mental object.
   
7. noun the state of being contented with your situation in life
   contentedness; content.
   
   • he relaxed in sleepy contentedness
   • they could read to their heart's content
8. noun something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
   content; depicted object; subject.
   
   • a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject
9. verb satisfy in a limited way
   content.
   
   • He contented himself with one glass of beer per day
10. verb make content
    content.
    
    • I am contented

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