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contentment

[ kuhn-tent-muhnt ]

noun

  1. the state of being contented; content; contented; satisfaction; ease of mind.
  2. Archaic. the act of making contentedly satisfied.


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Other Word Forms

  • v·Dz·ٱԳmԳ noun
  • cDz·ٱԳmԳ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of contentment1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English contentement, from Middle French; content 2( def ), -ment ( def )
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It’s wry and authentic, a sweet but slight gem that properly reflects life’s ever-changing nature and how we find contentment amid that chaos.

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"Now that it's all done, there's a sense of relief and a sense of contentment," he told Kate Thornton on her podcast, White Wine Question Time, released on Friday.

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A radiant contentment pervades Curtis Sittenfeld’s stories in her latest collection, ‘Show Don’t Tell.’

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Unfortunately, the line between contentment and complacency is all too thin.

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Aside from regular emergency drills that the family runs, they’ve all found enough monotonous contentment in their isolation to keep themselves from thinking of what life may be like above ground.

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