Contentment

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The state of being contented; satisfaction.
  • n. A source of satisfaction: the contentments of a comfortable retirement.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. the state or degree of being contented
  • n. happiness in one's situation; satisfaction
  • n. the neurophysiological experience of satisfaction and being at ease in one's situation, body, and/or mind.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The state of being contented or satisfied; content.
  • n. The act or process of contenting or satisfying.
  • n. Gratification; pleasure; satisfaction.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. That degree of happiness which consists in being satisfied with present conditions; a quiet, uncomplaining, satisfied mind; content.
  • n. Gratification, or means of gratification; satisfaction.
  • n. Synonyms Contentment, Satisfaction. Contentment is passive; satisfaction is active. The former is the feeling of one who does not needlessly pine after what is beyond his reach, nor fret at the hardship of his condition; the latter describes the mental condition of one who has all he desires, and feels pleasure in the contemplation of his situation. A needy man may be contented, but can hardly be satisfied. See satisfy, happiness.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. happiness with one's situation in life
    • Antonym
    discontentment   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    happiness   
    Hyponym
    satisfaction   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    content    gratification    pleasure    satisfaction    happiness   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    presentment    resentment   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tranquillity    cheerfulness    gladness    humility    satisfaction   
     
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