contentless

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UK/ˈkɒn.tɛnt.lɪs/US/ˈkɑn.tɛnt.lɪs//kənˈtɛnt.lɪs/

adjective

Lacking content.

“a beautiful but essentially contentless book”

Opposite
contentful
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Meanings

contentless1

adjectivecontentless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLacking content.

    a beautiful but essentially contentless book

contentless2

adjectivecontentless (comparative more contentless, superlative most contentless)

comparative more contentless · superlative most contentless

  1. Discontented; dissatisfied.

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

    c. 1605–1608 (date written), 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

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
contentful
Opposite
contentful

Origin

contentless · adjective

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

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contentless · adjective

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

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Cite this entry
APA

contentless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contentless

MLA

“contentless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contentless. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contentless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contentless.

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