contents

1. 1.

   (usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

   “he emptied the contents of his pockets”

   “the two groups were similar in content”

   Synonymscontent

   Broadercollection
2. 2.

   a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start

   Synonymstable of contents

   Broaderlisttable

   Part ofpublication

Other forms of contents

plural

contentses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about contents

What does contents mean?

contents means "(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in contents?

contents has 2 syllables: con-tents. The stress falls on "con". In IPA it is /ˈkɑntɛnts/.

What is another word for contents?

Close synonyms include content, table of contents. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is contents a common word?

contents is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.