contentment
NounUS[kuhn-tent-muhnt]/kənˈtɛntmənt/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- happiness with one's situation in lifeOpposite discontentednessType of happinessKinds satisfaction
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Con·tent′ment (kŏn-tĕnt′ment), noun
Origin: Cf. F. contentement. See Content, transitive verb
1. The state of being contented or satisfied; content.
Contentment without external honor is humility.— Nehemiah Grew
Godliness with contentment is great gain.— 1 Tim. vi. 6.
2. The act or process of contenting or satisfying; as, the contentment of avarice is impossible.
3. Gratification; pleasure; satisfaction. obsolete
At Paris the prince spent one whole day to give his mind some contentment in viewing of a famous city.— Sir Henry Wotton
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54