contentless

English

Etymology 1

From content (“subject matter”) +‎ -less.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒn.tɛnt.lɪs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) enPR: kŏn'tĕnt, IPA^(key): /ˈkɑn.tɛnt.lɪs/

Adjective

contentless (not comparable)

1. Lacking content.

   a beautiful but essentially contentless book

Antonyms

• contentful

Derived terms

• contentlessness

Etymology 2

From content (“contentment, satisfaction”) +‎ -less.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈtɛnt.lɪs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

contentless (comparative more contentless, superlative most contentless)

1. Discontented; dissatisfied.
   • c. 1605–1608, William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii], line 246:

     Best state, contentless, / Hath a distracted and most wretched being, / Worse than the worst, content.

Antonyms

• contentful