contentment Definition

content¹
adj

1. Satisfied; happy; uncomplaining.

Thesaurus: contented, comfortable, happy, serene, at peace, gratified, appeased, relaxed, cheerful, agreeable, placid; Antonym: troubled, dissatisfied.
Form: content with something (often)

verb

contented, contenting
1. To satisfy or make (oneself or another) satisfied.

Thesaurus: satisfy, please, pacify, appease, humour, placate, mollify, gratify.

noun

1. Peaceful satisfaction; peace of mind.

Derivative: contentment
noun

The state of being content
Thesaurus: satisfaction, ease, serenity, equanimity, complacency, peace, pleasure, fulfilment, gratification, happiness.

Etymology: 14c: from Latin contentus contained, hence satisfied, from continere to hold together.

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