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contentment

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con·tent·ment  (kn-tntmnt)
n.
1. The state of being contented; satisfaction.
2. A source of satisfaction: the contentments of a comfortable retirement.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.contentmentcontentment - happiness with one's situation in life
happiness - emotions experienced when in a state of well-being
satisfaction - the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation; "the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction"
discontent, discontentedness, discontentment - a longing for something better than the present situation
contentment
noun satisfaction, peace, content, ease, pleasure, comfort, happiness, fulfilment, gratification, serenity, equanimity, gladness, repletion, contentedness << OPPOSITE discontent
Translations
contentment [kənˈtɛntmənt] n → satisfacción f
contentment [kənˈtɛntmənt] n → contentement m, satisfaction f
contentment [kənˈtɛntmənt] content n → Zufriedenheit f
contentment [kənˈtɛntmənt] n → contentezza


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"I'm so full of happiness, that if Father was only here, I couldn't hold one drop more," said Beth, quite sighing with contentment as Jo carried her off to the study to rest after the excitement, and to refresh herself with some of the delicious grapes the `Jungfrau' had sent her.
Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
When the last crisp slice of bacon was gone, and the last allowance of corn pone devoured, the boys stretched themselves out on the grass, filled with contentment.
Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark View in context
Could men or plants but once elevate their thoughts to the vast scale of creation, it would teach them their own insignificance so plainly, would so unerringly make manifest the futility of complaints, and the immense disparity between time and eternity, as to render the useful lesson of contentment as inevitable as it is important.
Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
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