"contentful" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈkɒn.tɛnt.fəɫ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɑn.tɛnt.fəɫ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-contentful2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more contentful [comparative], most contentful [superlative]
enPR: kŏn'tĕnt-fəl [US] Etymology: From content (“subject matter”) + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|content|ful|pos=adjective|t1=subject matter}} content (“subject matter”) + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} contentful (comparative more contentful, superlative most contentful)
  1. Having content.
    Sense id: en-contentful-en-adj-3PPiIwjC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: /kənˈtɛnt.fəɫ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-contentful.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more contentful [comparative], most contentful [superlative]
Etymology: From content (“contentment”) + -ful. Etymology templates: {{af|en|content|-ful|pos=adjective|t1=contentment}} content (“contentment”) + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} contentful (comparative more contentful, superlative most contentful)
  1. (obsolete) Full of contentment. Tags: obsolete Derived forms: contentfully, contentfulness Related terms: contentsome
    Sense id: en-contentful-en-adj-IJZ3BdlT Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 36 64 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 85 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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