What's the difference between content and meaningless?

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.

Meaningless


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Even if it were not the case that police use a variety of tricks to keep recorded crime figures low, this data would still represent an almost meaningless measure of the extent of crime in society, for the simple reason that a huge proportion of crimes (of almost all sorts) have always gone unreported.
  • (2) Its experiments are so hopelessly flawed that the results are meaningless."
  • (3) "The hollow words of praise from the home secretary are meaningless today.
  • (4) The concept of "polypharmacy", a pejorative and meaningless term, nevertheless gave rise to useful surveys on combined drug use, to methods of monitoring and controlling multiple drug use, and to a small number of studies which imply that a few psychoactive drug-drug combinations are rational.
  • (5) He shrugs in bemusement at what is, to him, a meaningless compliment.
  • (6) Here the meaninglessness of material not only favoured its omission but also often indicated important psychopathology.
  • (7) Good mental health brings with it a whole lot of goodies in Santa’s stocking, because after all, physical fitness and wealth are meaningless without it.
  • (8) We should strip our own national anthem back, and replace the lyrics with our own best-known meaningless word – “oi!” Unless of course Big Liz turns up, and then we can stick in those other words – but she’s not going to, is she?” Netherlands – Tinchy Stryder Facebook Twitter Pinterest Tinchy Stryder has had two UK No1 singles, Number 1 and Never Leave You.
  • (9) Used appropriately, this approach should result in better studies of laboratory tests and fewer meaningless negative studies.
  • (10) On the other hand, the debate for or against abortion is meaningless to the extent that most women seeking abortions are to some degree "against" abortion.
  • (11) Opinion was divided: was it a real day, or a meaningless exercise in flag-waving, with foreign troops still deployed in their homeland?
  • (12) Former Labour science minister Lord Sainsbury said any assurances would be "frankly meaningless" given Pfizer's history of asset-stripping.Allan Black, of the GMB union which represents workers at AstraZenea's Macclesfield factory, said of Pfizer's latest pledges: "Similar undertakings were given by US multinationals before which have proved to be worthless."
  • (13) Our observations indicated that the coronary reserve capacity was very important for ventricular pacing, and suggested that an undue increment of the pacing rate not only might be meaningless but also might induce ischemic angina.
  • (14) No significant difference in response and survival was found between AM and CM groups (complete remission rates were 35% vs 42%, and 10 year survival rates were 31% vs 19%, respectively), but the prevalence of stages III-IV in patients treated with AM makes these results meaningless.
  • (15) Some are also concerned that British citizenship can be stripped from individuals whose other nationality is meaningless to them.
  • (16) – to create a message so simple it’s virtually meaningless.
  • (17) Each sentence seems more absurd than the last until you are finally and irredeemably overwhelmed by its relentless meaningful meaninglessness.
  • (18) But as neighbouring Libya descended into chaos and Islamic State began operating there, those restrictions became virtually meaningless.
  • (19) The answer, I think, is: bankers, bailed out; the royal family, whose income has risen in this recession thanks to the intervention of the chancellor; and those who should bridge the tax gap, estimated at £32bn in 2010-11 by HMRC, but don't, and are only punished with a froth of meaningless rhetoric.
  • (20) Or if there are, they are meaningless and entirely ineffective; they might, in fact, just as well not be lying about at all until the prospector - the journalist - puts them into relation with other facts: presents them in other words.