contentment
The state or degree of being contented or satisfiedThe state or degree of being contented or satisfied.
» A look of contentment appeared on his face.
На его лице появилось выражение удовлетворенности. — sharptoothed
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3 senses(uncountable, usually)The state or degree of being contented or satisfied.
Zufriedenheit, Genügsamkeit
удовлетворённостьudovletvorjónnostʹ
задово́ленняzadovólennja, задово́леністьzadovólenistʹ
(uncountable, usually)Happiness in one's situation; satisfaction
happiness with one's situation in life
(uncountable, usually)The neurophysiological experience of satisfaction and being at ease in one's situation, body, and/or mind.
Examples
21 sentencesA look of contentment appeared on his face.
ruНа его лице появилось выражение удовлетворенности. — sharptoothed
Contentment is better than gold.
Everybody knows that happiness is in contentment.
deJeder weiß, dass Genügsamkeit glücklich macht. — Yorwba
What’s the difference between happiness and contentment?
Being thankful is the key to contentment.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French contentement. By surface analysis, content + -ment.From Middle French contentement. By surface analysis, content + -ment.
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Forms
plural: contentments| Singular | contentment |
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uncountable
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable