Contentment vs. Content

Contentment vs. Content — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Contentment and Content

Contentmentnoun

the state or degree of being contented or satisfied.

Contentnoun

(uncountable) That which is contained.

Contentmentnoun

happiness in one's situation; satisfaction

Contentnoun

Subject matter; that which is contained in writing or speech.

Contentmentnoun

the neurophysiological experience of satisfaction and being at ease in one's situation, body, and/or mind.

Contentnoun

The amount of material contained; contents.

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Contentmentnoun

happiness with one's situation in life

Contentnoun

Capacity for holding.

Contentnoun

(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).

Contentnoun

(of a polynomial with coefficients in a GCD domain) 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.

Contentnoun

Satisfaction; contentment.

They were in a state of sleepy content after supper.

Contentnoun

(obsolete) Acquiescence without examination.

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Contentnoun

That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.

Contentnoun

An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmate vote.

Contentnoun

A member who votes in assent.

Contentadjective

Satisfied.

Contentinterjection

(archaic) Alright, agreed.

Contentverb

(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.

Contentverb

To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.

Contentnoun

everything that is included in a collection;

he emptied the contents of his pocketsthe two groups were similar in content

Contentnoun

what a communication that is about something is about

Contentnoun

the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.

Contentnoun

the amount that can be contained;

the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons

Contentnoun

the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

Contentnoun

the state of being contented with your situation in life;

he relaxed in sleepy contentednessthey could read to their heart's content

Contentnoun

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

Contentverb

satisfy in a limited way;

He contented himself with one glass of beer per day

Contentverb

make content;

I am contented

Contentadjective

satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are;

a contented smile