Content vs. Expression: What's the Difference?
Content and Expression Definitions
Content
Often contents Something contained, as in a receptacle
The contents of my desk drawer.
The contents of an aerosol can.
Expression
The act of expressing, conveying, or representing in words, art, music, or movement; a manifestation
An expression of rural values.
Content
The individual items or topics that are dealt with in a publication or document
A table of contents.
Expression
Something that expresses or communicates
Let this plaque serve as an expression of our esteem.
Content
The material, including text and images, that constitutes a publication or document.
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Expression
(Mathematics) A symbol or combination of symbols that represents a quantity or a relationship between quantities.
Content
The substance or significance of a written work, especially as contrasted with its form.
Expression
The manner in which one expresses oneself, especially in speaking, depicting, or performing.
Content
Information, such as text, video, and sound, usually as contrasted with its format of presentation
A television producer looking for content that was more entertaining.
Expression
A particular word or phrase
"an old Yankee expression ... 'Stand up and be counted'" (Charles Kuralt).
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Content
The proportion of a specified substance
Eggs have a high protein content.
Expression
The outward manifestation of a mood or a disposition
My tears are an expression of my grief.
Content
Contentment; satisfaction.
Expression
A facial aspect or a look that conveys a special feeling
An expression of scorn.
Content
Desiring no more than what one has; satisfied.
Expression
The act of pressing or squeezing out.
Content
Ready to accept or acquiesce; willing
She was content to step down after four years as chief executive.
Expression
(Genetics) The act or process of expressing a gene.
Content
To make content or satisfied
Contented himself with one piece of cake.
Expression
The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
Content
Satisfied, pleased, contented.
Expression
A particular way of phrasing an idea.
Content
(obsolete) Contained.
Expression
A colloquialism or idiom.
The expression "break a leg!" should not be taken literally.
Content
Satisfaction, contentment; pleasure.
They were in a state of sleepy content after supper.
Expression
A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
They stared at the newcomer with a puzzled expression.
The best poker players can tell if the opponents have a good hand by looking at their expression.
Her expression changed from joy to misery after realising her winning lottery ticket had expired.
Content
(obsolete) Acquiescence without examination.
Expression
(mathematics) An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
Content
That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.
Expression
(biology) The process of translating a gene into a protein.
Content
An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmative vote.
Expression
(programming) A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.
Content
A member who votes in assent.
Expression
A specific blend of whisky.
Content
(uncountable) That which is contained.
Expression
(biology) (manufacturing) The act of pressing or squeezing out.
Expression from a gland
Breast milk expression can be achieved by hand or with a pump.
However the mechanical expression of juice led to an improvement of the solutes extraction from mash.
Content
Subject matter; semantic information (or a portion or body thereof); that which is contained in writing, speech, video, etc.
Although eloquently delivered, the content of the speech was objectionable.
Some online video creators upload new content every day.
Prolific creators manage their voluminous content with any of various content management systems.
Expression
(music) The tone of voice or sound in music.
Content
The amount of material contained; contents.
Light beer has a lower alcohol content than regular beer.
Expression
Emotional involvement or engagement in a text read aloud rendered by the voice of the reciter or the reader
Content
(obsolete) Capacity for containing.
Expression
The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expression of truth.
Content
(mathematics) The 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); length, area or volume, generalized to an arbitrary number of dimensions. Category:en:Higher-dimensional geometry
Expression
The act of declaring or signifying; declaration; utterance; as, an expression of the public will.
With this tone of philosophy were mingled expressions of sympathy.
Content
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.
Expression
Lively or vivid representation of meaning, sentiment, or feeling, etc.; significant and impressive indication, whether by language, appearance, or gesture; that manner or style which gives life and suggestive force to ideas and sentiments; as, he reads with expression; her performance on the piano has expression.
The imitators of Shakespeare, fixing their attention on his wonderful power of expression, have directed their imitation to this.
Content
(archaic) Alright, agreed.
Expression
That which is expressed by a countenance, a posture, a work of art, etc.; look, as indicative of thought or feeling.
It still wore the majesty of expression so conspicuous in his portraits by the inimitable pencil of Titian.
Content
(transitive) To 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.
Expression
A form of words in which an idea or sentiment is conveyed; a mode of speech; a phrase; as, a common expression; an odd expression.
Content
To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.
Expression
The representation of any quantity or relation by appropriate characters or symbols, usually in a specific order.
Content
Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.
Having food and raiment, let us be therewith content.
Expression
The production of products by a gene that cause the appearance of the corresponding protein or phenotype; - of a gene or of an organism with a specific gene; as, the expression the beta-galactosidase positive phenotype,
Content
That which is contained; the thing or things held by a receptacle or included within specified limits; as, the contents of a cask or bale or of a room; the contents of a book.
I shall prove these writings . . . authentic, and the contents true, and worthy of a divine original.
Expression
A combination of characters linked by operators, occurring as part of the code of a computer program, which must be evaluated according to the rules of the computer language in order to produce a resulting value.
Content
Power of containing; capacity; extent; size.
Strong ship's, of great content.
Expression
The expression on a person's face;
A sad expression
A look of triumph
An angry face
Content
Area or quantity of space or matter contained within certain limits; as, solid contents; superficial contents.
The geometrical content, figure, and situation of all the lands of a kingdom.
Expression
Expression without words;
Tears are an expression of grief
The pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition
Content
Rest or quietness of the mind in one's present condition; freedom from discontent; satisfaction; contentment; moderate happiness.
Such is the fullness of my heart's content.
Expression
The communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions;
Expressions of good will
He helped me find expression for my ideas
Content
Acquiescence without examination.
The sense they humbly take upon content.
Expression
A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations;
Pardon the expression
Content
That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.
So will I in England work your grace's full content.
Expression
The style of expressing yourself;
He suggested a better formulation
His manner of expression showed how much he cared
Content
An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmative vote; also, a member who votes "Content.".
Supposing the number of "Contents" and "Not contents" strictly equal in number and consequence.
Expression
A group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
Content
To satisfy the desires of; to make easy in any situation; to appease or quiet; to gratify; to please.
Do not content yourselves with obscure and confused ideas, where clearer are to be attained.
Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them.
Expression
(genetics) the process of expressing a gene
Content
To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.
Come the next Sabbath, and I will content you.
Expression
A group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit;
I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner
Content
Everything that is included in a collection;
He emptied the contents of his pockets
The two groups were similar in content
Expression
The act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing;
The expression of milk from her breast
Content
What a communication that is about something is about
Content
The proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.
Content
The amount that can be contained;
The gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons
Content
The sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
Content
The state of being contented with your situation in life;
He relaxed in sleepy contentedness
They could read to their heart's content
Content
Something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation;
A moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject
Content
Satisfy in a limited way;
He contented himself with one glass of beer per day
Content
Make content;
I am contented
Content
Satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are;
A contented smile
