What's the difference between content and inconsolable?

Content


Definition:

  • (a.) Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.
  • (n.) That which is contained; the thing or things held by a receptacle or included within specified limits; as, the contents of a cask or bale or of a room; the contents of a book.
  • (n.) Power of containing; capacity; extent; size.
  • (n.) Area or quantity of space or matter contained within certain limits; as, solid contents; superficial contents.
  • (a.) To satisfy the desires of; to make easy in any situation; to appease or quiet; to gratify; to please.
  • (a.) To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.
  • (n.) Rest or quietness of the mind in one's present condition; freedom from discontent; satisfaction; contentment; moderate happiness.
  • (n.) Acquiescence without examination.
  • (n.) That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.
  • (n.) An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmative vote; also, a member who votes "Content.".

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Standardization is possible after correction by the protein content of each individual section.
  • (2) One hour after direct mechanical cardiomassage (DMCM) a moderately pronounced edema of the intercellular spaces in the basal compartment of the seminiferous epithelium, normal content of lactate and succinate dehydrogenases, and a certain decrease in the activity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenases and NAD- and NADP-diaphorases were noted.
  • (3) Spectrophotometric determination of the sulfhydryl content in the animal tissue before (control) and after using 6,6'-Dithiodinicotinic acid is applied.
  • (4) Although Jeggo's Chinese hamster ovary cells were more responsive to mAMSA, novo still abrogated mAMSA toxicity in the mutant cells as well as in the parental Chinese hamster ovary cells 2,4-Dinitrophenol acted similarly to novo with respect to mAMSA killing, but neither compound reduced the ATP content of V79 cells.
  • (5) The content of the cavities was not stained by any of the immunocytochemical reactions applied.
  • (6) However, decapitation did not eliminate the sex difference in the tissue content of P4 during control incubations.
  • (7) Content of cyclic nucleoside monophosphates was decreased in all the eye tissues in experimental toxico-allergic uveitis as well as penetration of cAMP into the fluid of anterior chamber of the eye.
  • (8) The ATP content of the cholinergic electromotor nerves of Torpedo marmorata has been measured.
  • (9) In addition to the changes associated with blood group A, we also found a decrease in sugar content, alterations in other antigens, and changes in the levels of several glycosyltransferases in cancerous tissues.
  • (10) Past imaging techniques shown in the courtroom have made the conventional rules of evidence more difficult because of the different informational content and format required for presentation of these data.
  • (11) Arteries treated with atrial natriuretic peptide showed no alterations in relaxation or cGMP content after incubation with pertussis toxin.
  • (12) A chronic cannulation procedure is described which allows for sampling vomeronasal organ (VNO) contents repeatedly in freely moving conscious subjects.
  • (13) There was however no difference in the cross-sectional studies and no significant deleterious effect detected of tobacco use on forearm bone mineral content.
  • (14) The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that the decreased Epi response following ET was due to 1) depletion of adrenal Epi content such that adrenomedullary stimulation would not release Epi, 2) decreased Epi release with direct stimulation, i.e., desensitization of release, or 3) decreased afferent signals generated by ET itself.
  • (15) The intensity of the type III specific peptide bands correlates with the type III content of the samples.
  • (16) Stimulation of atrial H1-receptors is suggested to directly cause an increase in Ca-channel conductance independent of intracellular cAMP content.
  • (17) "With hyperspectral imaging, you can tell the chemical content of a cake just by taking a photo of it.
  • (18) We assessed changes in brain water content, as reflected by changes in tissue density, during the early recirculation period following severe forebrain ischemia.
  • (19) Proving that not all teens are content with being part of a purely digital community, Adele Mayr attended a YouTube meet-up in London’s Hyde Park.
  • (20) The aim of this study was to describe the contents of daily reports in two homes for the aged.

Inconsolable


Definition:

  • (a.) Not consolable; incapable of being consoled; grieved beyond susceptibility of comfort; disconsolate.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Finally, common concerns of the newborn period (inconsolable crying, apnea, respiratory irregularities, jaundice, risk of infection, gastrointestinal problems, and acute eye disorders) are discussed in conjunction with aspects of the differential diagnosis and indications for referral.
  • (2) Corneal abrasion should be considered when inconsolable crying appears in an otherwise asymptomatic infant.
  • (3) One Tonibler arrived in Pristina after the show was over and is said to have been inconsolable; a few more were invited but did not appear.
  • (4) FTT children were perceived overall as more stressful, less adaptable, more inconsolable, and more unhappy than were healthy children.
  • (5) Even two weeks into the life of the coalition, the new business secretary looked inconsolable.
  • (6) That was until Geri left, and I cried inconsolably to Goodbye on repeat.
  • (7) Moments later Dann looked inconsolable after Dame N’Doye drifted inside from the right, met Jermain Defoe’s pass and, from around 25 yards, dispatched an apparently benign shot that took a hefty deflection off the centre-half’s boot before looping beyond the wrong-footed Hennessey.
  • (8) Inconsolable crying is a disturbing symptom in young infants.
  • (9) Westwood and some of his team-mates were inconsolable at full time but the future is bright at Hillsborough and when the pain of failing to jump the final fence subsides there will be cause to be proud and, maybe most important of all for the blue side of Sheffield, optimism at what is to follow.
  • (10) He would depart at the end inconsolable with tears stinging his eyes.
  • (11) Infants with colic (n = 65) were selected on the basis of the mother's report of a history of inconsolable crying lasting several hours each day.
  • (12) He’s not that kind of character [to be inconsolable]: he’s strong mentally and resolute when it comes to errors.
  • (13) The committee found that the evidence indicates a causal relation between DTP vaccine and anaphylaxis and between the pertussis component of DTP vaccine and extended periods of inconsolable crying or screaming.
  • (14) was Ally Carnwath’s take James Blake – Overgrown The London producer with the voice like a bruise remains perennially inconsolable here.
  • (15) He remained inconsolable and silent throughout, a lonely man in a crowded room.
  • (16) The collective narrative of the moment seemed to demand that Mandela look stricken, inconsolable – and mortal.
  • (17) The following is a case report of an infant who presented with inconsolable crying caused by a corneal abrasion.
  • (18) According to Collins German dictionary, the word means "hopeless, miserable, wretched or inconsolable" First it was the might of the emerging economic superpowers, Brazil and China.
  • (19) On Monday night on Sky News, Paul Murray was inconsolable.
  • (20) Yet the man in the dock was evidently inconsolable.

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