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contented

   Also found in: Medical, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Hutchinson 0.03 sec.
con·tent·ed  (kn-tntd)
adj.
Satisfied with things as they are; content: a contented expression on the child's face.
con·tented·ly adv.
con·tented·ness n.
contented
Adjective
satisfied with one's situation or life
contentedly adv
contentedness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.contented - satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are; "a contented smile"
content
happy - enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage"
pleased - experiencing or manifesting pleasure
discontent, discontented - showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position"
contented
adjective satisfied, happy, pleased, content, comfortable, glad, cheerful, at ease, thankful, gratified, serene, at peace << OPPOSITE discontented
Translations
contented [kənˈtɛntɪd] adj → contento; satisfecho
contented [kənˈtɛntɪd] content adj → content(e) → satisfait(e)
contented [kənˈtɛntɪd] content adj → zufrieden
contented [kənˈtɛntɪd] adj → contento/a, soddisfatto/a


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I have not a word to say against contented people so long as they keep quiet.
Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context
He was jeered at for his alacrity in retreating; his report was treated as a false alarm; his brother trappers contented themselves with reconnoitring the fort at a distance, and pronounced that it was deserted.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
Sometimes I swam a few strokes, but in the main I contented myself with floating and dreaming long drunken dreams.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
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