Size vs Content - What's the difference?

Size is a related term of content.

As nouns the difference between size and content

is that size is subject, topic while content is (uncountable) that which is contained or content can be satisfaction; contentment.

As an adjective content is

satisfied; in a state of satisfaction.

As a verb content is

to give contentment or satisfaction; to satisfy; to gratify; to appease.

size

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) ).

Noun

(en noun)

(obsolete, outside, dialects) An assize.

* 1749 , Henry Fielding, Tom Jones , Folio Society 1973, page 560:

I know you would have women above the law, but it is all a lye; I heard his lordship say at size , that no one is above the law.

(obsolete) A regulation determining the amount of money paid in fees, taxes etc.

(obsolete) A fixed standard for the magnitude, quality, quantity etc. of goods, especially food and drink.

* Shakespeare

to scant my sizes

The dimensions or magnitude of a thing; how big something is.

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(obsolete) A regulation, piece of ordinance.

A specific set of dimensions for a manufactured article, especially clothing.

(graph theory) A number of edges in a graph.

(figurative, dated) Degree of rank, ability, character, etc.

* L'Estrange

men of a less size and quality

* Jonathan Swift

the middling or lower size of people

An instrument consisting of a number of perforated gauges fastened together at one end by a rivet, used for measuring the size of pearls.

(Knight)

Synonyms

* See also

Verb

(siz)

To adjust the size of; to make a certain size.

* Francis Bacon

a statute to size weights, and measures

To classify or arrange by size.

# (military) To take the height of men, in order to place them in the ranks according to their stature.

# (mining) To sift (pieces of ore or metal) in order to separate the finer from the coarser parts.

(colloquial) To approximate the dimensions, estimate the size of.

To take a greater size; to increase in size.

* John Donne

Our desires give them fashion, and so, / As they wax lesser, fall, as they size , grow.

(UK, Cambridge University, obsolete) To order food or drink from the buttery; hence, to enter a score, as upon the buttery book.

(obsolete) To swell; to increase the bulk of.

(Beaumont and Fletcher)

Etymology 2

Old Italian , a glue used by painters, shortened from (assisa), from (assiso), to make to sit, to seat, to place.

Noun

(en noun)

A thin, weak glue used as primer for paper or canvas intended to be painted upon.

Wallpaper paste.

The thickened crust on coagulated blood.

Any viscous substance, such as gilder's varnish.

Verb

(siz)

To apply glue or other primer to a surface which is to be painted.

content

English

(wikipedia content)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) ; see contain.

Noun

(uncountable) That which is contained.

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Subject matter; substance.

* Grew

I shall prove these writingsauthentic, and the contents true, and worthy of a divine original.

The amount of material contained; contents.

Capacity for holding.

* (Francis Bacon)

Strong ships, of great 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).

Etymology 2

From (etyl), from (etyl) content, from (etyl) ; see contain.

Adjective

(en adjective)

Satisfied; in a state of satisfaction.

*: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.

Derived terms

* contentment

Synonyms

* (satisfied) contented, pleased, satisfied

Etymology 3

From (etyl) , from (contenter); see content as a verb.

Noun

(en noun)

Satisfaction; contentment

They were in a state of sleepy content after supper.

* Shakespeare

Such is the fullness of my heart's content .

(obsolete) acquiescence without examination

* Alexander Pope

The sense they humbly take upon content .

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

* Shakespeare

So will I in England work your grace's full content .

(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.

Derived terms

* discontent * malcontent

Etymology 4

From (etyl) contenter, from ; see content as an adjective.

Verb

(en verb)

To give contentment or satisfaction; to satisfy; to gratify; to appease.

You can't have any more - you'll have to content yourself with what you already have.

* Bible, Mark xv. 15

Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them.

* I. Watts

Do not content yourselves with obscure and confused ideas, where clearer are to be attained.

(obsolete) To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.

* Shakespeare

Come the next Sabbath, and I will content you.

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