Content vs Mollify - What's the difference?
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(uncountable) That which is contained.
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The amount of material contained; contents.
Capacity for holding.
* (Francis Bacon)
(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).
Satisfied; in a state of satisfaction.
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*:This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking.He was smooth-faced, and his fresh skin and well-developed figure bespoke the man in good physical condition through active exercise, yet well content with the world's apportionment.
Satisfaction; contentment
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) acquiescence without examination
* Alexander Pope
That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.
* Shakespeare
(UK, House of Lords) An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmate vote.
(UK, House of Lords) A member who votes in assent.
To give contentment or satisfaction; to satisfy; to gratify; to appease.
* Bible, Mark xv. 15
* I. Watts
(obsolete) To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.
* Shakespeare
To ease a burden, particularly worry; make less painful; to comfort.
* 1893 , (Henry George), The Condition of Labor: An Open Letter to Pope Leo XIII,
*:All that charity can do where injustice exists is here and there to somewhat mollify the effects of injustice.
* 1997 , A Government Reinvented: A Study of Alberta's Deficit Elimination Program,
*:The draft Charter School Handbook issued in November 1994 sought to mollify concerns over teacher quality, if not ATA membership, by requiring teacher certification.
To appease (anger), pacify, gain the good will of.
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* 1916 , , chapter 5:
To soften; to make tender
* 1662 , , Book III, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 113:
* 1724 , (William Burkitt), Expository Notes, with Practical Observations on the New Testament,
*:By thy kindness thou wilt melt and mollify his spirit towards thee, as hardest metals are melted by coals of fire …
As verbs the difference between content and mollify
is that content is to give contentment or satisfaction; to satisfy; to gratify; to appease while mollify is to ease a burden, particularly worry; make less painful; to comfort.As a noun content
is (uncountable) that which is contained or content can be satisfaction; contentment.As an adjective content
is satisfied; in a state of satisfaction.content
English
(wikipedia content)Etymology 1
From (etyl) ; see contain.Noun
The tao of tech, passage=The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about "creating compelling content ", or
- I shall prove these writingsauthentic, and the contents true, and worthy of a divine original.
- Strong ships, of great content .
Etymology 2
From (etyl), from (etyl) content, from (etyl) ; see contain.Adjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
* contentmentSynonyms
* (satisfied) contented, pleased, satisfiedEtymology 3
From (etyl) , from (contenter); see content as a verb.Noun
(en noun)- They were in a state of sleepy content after supper.
- Such is the fullness of my heart's content .
- The sense they humbly take upon content .
- So will I in England work your grace's full content .
Derived terms
* discontent * malcontentEtymology 4
From (etyl) contenter, from ; see content as an adjective.Verb
(en verb)- You can't have any more - you'll have to content yourself with what you already have.
- Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them.
- Do not content yourselves with obscure and confused ideas, where clearer are to be attained.
- Come the next Sabbath, and I will content you.
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* * English heteronyms ----mollify
English
Alternative forms
* mollifieVerb
(en-verb)p. 104:
p. 408:
- Although this invitation was accompanied with a curtsey that might have softened the heart of a church-warden, it by no means mollified the beadle.
- The angry goat was quite mollified by the respectful tone in which he was addressed.
- "Nor is it any more difficulty for him to mollifie what is hard, then it is to harden what is so soft and fluid as the Aire."
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