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contented

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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 [kənˈtɛntɪd]
adj
accepting one's situation or life with equanimity and satisfaction
contentedly  adv
contentedness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.contented - satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are; "a contented smile"
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 Whenever he returns to this place he is happy and contented.
troubled, uncomfortable, annoyed, uneasy, discontented, dissatisfied, pissed off (taboo slang), displeased
Translations
contented [kənˈtentɪd] ADJsatisfecho, contento
contented [kənˈtɛntɪd] adj [person] → content(e), satisfait(e)
contented, contentedly
adj, advzufrieden
contented [kənˈtɛntɪd] adj contented (with)contento/a (di), soddisfatto/a (di)
contented [kənˈtɛntɪd] adj contented (with)contento/a (di), soddisfatto/a (di)


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I have not a word to say against contented people so long as they keep quiet.
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.
Sometimes I swam a few strokes, but in the main I contented myself with floating and dreaming long drunken dreams.
 
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