contentmentn.

/kənˈtɛntmənt/

Etymology: < French contentement (late 16th cent. in Littré), < contenter to content v.: see -ment suffix. In English it has to a great extent exchanged the character of a noun of action for that of a noun of quality derived from an adjective, as if = contentness, contentedness.

a. The action of satisfying; the process of being satisfied; satisfaction. archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [noun] > action or process of satisfying or being satisfied

contentmentc1475

satisficing?1531

contenting1541

c1475 in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (Harl. 642) (1790) 22 For the contentement of his household royal and creditors thereof.

1576 A. Fleming tr. Cicero in Panoplie Epist. 35 The Victor..must doe many thinges to the expectation and contentment of them, by whose helpe he obteined the victorie.

1589 T. Randolfe in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations ii. 401 All being..done..to his contentment, he licensed mee and my whole company to depart.

a1657 J. Balfour Hist. Wks. (1824) II. 265 Doing the best worke..for the honor of God, contentment of the King.

1821 W. Scott Kenilworth I. ii. 43 The guests took their leave..to the contentment of mine host.

1851 A. Helps Compan. Solitude ix. 173 With no contentment to the appetites of the hungry.

†b. Satisfaction of a claim; payment. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > compensation > [noun]

yield601

angildeOE

maegboteOE

allowancea1325

finea1400

boota1450

reparationa1460

contentation1467

disdomage1502

contention1516

regard1568

contentment1603

atonement-money1611

satisfaction1621

satisfaction money1651

content1689

compensation1804

smart money1817

hoot1820

indemnization1836

compo1941

MCA1973

1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 1116 The lord Swartzenburg..was comming with money to giue them contentment.

a. The fact, condition, or quality of being contented; contentedness. (The usual modern sense.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [noun]

queemnesseOE

queemc1175

suffisancec1374

pleasingc1400

complacencec1436

resting?a1475

satisfaction1477

happinessa1500

thankfulness1500

contention1516

contentationa1533

contenting1541

satisfiedness1571

content1578

contentedness1581

appeasement1586

contentment1597

heart's content1600

acquiescence1612

pleasedness1626

well-apaidness1633

well-pleasedness1633

complacency1643

acquiescency1646

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxviii. 190 The same contentment tranquilitie and ioy that others..haue reaped.

1611 Bible (King James) 1 Tim. vi. 6 But godlinesse with contentment is great gaine.

a1629 W. Hinde Faithfull Remonstr. (1641) xxxvi. 112 In much contentment and peace, He began to look homewards.

1771 J. Beattie Minstrel: Bk. 1st xv. 8 From health contentment springs.

1886 J. Morley Comte in Crit. Misc. III. 339 After a short experiment of three weeks, Comte returned to neediness and contentment.

b. Const. with, †in.

ΚΠ

1651 in T. Fuller Abel Redevivus 563 He manifested to his friends what great contentment he had in his approaching death.

1680 W. Temple Ess. Excesses of Grief in Miscellanea 175 Contentment in His Will is..the best remedy we can apply to all our misfortunes.

1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xiv. 253 Squalid contentment with conventions.

1872 J. Morley Voltaire i. 36 To abide in patient contentment with an all but purely critical reserve.

†3. Pleasure, delight, gratification. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > [noun]

lustc888

lustfulnessa900

queemnesseOE

mirtheOE

estec1000

winOE

queemc1175

sweetness?c1225

solace1297

dutea1300

lustinga1300

joyingc1300

jollityc1330

lustiheadc1369

lustinessc1374

sweet1377

voluptyc1380

well-pleasinga1382

pleasancec1385

pleasurea1393

volupta1398

easementc1400

pleasingc1400

complacencec1436

pleasec1475

satisfaction1477

likancea1500

oblectation1508

beauty1523

aggradation1533

pleasurancec1540

joc1560

likement1577

contentment1587

beloving1589

gratification1598

savouriness1599

entertain1601

pleasedness1626

well-apaidness1633

well-pleasedness1633

pleasingness1649

complacency1652

adlubescence1656

enjoyment1665

volupe1669

musica1674

pleasantry1740

barrel of fun (laughs, etc.)1915

1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1546/1 There was never worke attempted with more desire, nor proceeded in with more contentment.

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. iv. xl. 164 They caused..great contentment [L. laetitiam] after former fear.

1622 G. Wither Faire-virtue sig. F2 Neuer word of hers, I heare, But..[it]..much more contentment brings, Than the sweetly-touched strings.

1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 41 At the reading of this Paper, my Heart ran over with Contentment.

1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc v. 311 I..feel Joy and contentment in the merciful task For which I am sent forth.

†4. A source of satisfaction or pleasure; a pleasure, enjoyment, delight; = content n.² 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > [noun] > source or instance of sensuous pleasure

likingeOE

feasta1393

sensualityc1425

contentation1569

contentment1579

sugar candy1591

content1594

sugar-plum1608

contentingc1620

gratification1711

1579 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 86 Untill a mans fansye be satisfied, he wantith his most soveraigne contentement.

1581 R. Mulcaster Positions xxxviii. 177 Many and great contentmentes, many and sound comfortes.

1610 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes (ed. 2) 1235 Money and apparrell, the souldiors greatest contentments.

1611 Markham (title) Country Contentments..as namely Hunting, Hawking, etc.

1692 Lady Russell Lett. II. cxxxv. 109 As for reading, I am past that contentment.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	contentment
释义	contentmentn. /kənˈtɛntmənt/ Etymology: < French contentement (late 16th cent. in Littré), < contenter to content v.: see -ment suffix. In English it has to a great extent exchanged the character of a noun of action for that of a noun of quality derived from an adjective, as if = contentness, contentedness. 1. a. The action of satisfying; the process of being satisfied; satisfaction. archaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [noun] > action or process of satisfying or being satisfied contentmentc1475 satisficing?1531 contenting1541 c1475 in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (Harl. 642) (1790) 22 For the contentement of his household royal and creditors thereof. 1576 A. Fleming tr. Cicero in Panoplie Epist. 35 The Victor..must doe many thinges to the expectation and contentment of them, by whose helpe he obteined the victorie. 1589 T. Randolfe in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations ii. 401 All being..done..to his contentment, he licensed mee and my whole company to depart. a1657 J. Balfour Hist. Wks. (1824) II. 265 Doing the best worke..for the honor of God, contentment of the King. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth I. ii. 43 The guests took their leave..to the contentment of mine host. 1851 A. Helps Compan. Solitude ix. 173 With no contentment to the appetites of the hungry. †b. Satisfaction of a claim; payment. rare. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > compensation > [noun] yield601 angildeOE maegboteOE allowancea1325 finea1400 boota1450 reparationa1460 contentation1467 disdomage1502 contention1516 regard1568 contentment1603 atonement-money1611 satisfaction1621 satisfaction money1651 content1689 compensation1804 smart money1817 hoot1820 indemnization1836 compo1941 MCA1973 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 1116 The lord Swartzenburg..was comming with money to giue them contentment. 2. a. The fact, condition, or quality of being contented; contentedness. (The usual modern sense.) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [noun] queemnesseOE queemc1175 suffisancec1374 pleasingc1400 complacencec1436 resting?a1475 satisfaction1477 happinessa1500 thankfulness1500 contention1516 contentationa1533 contenting1541 satisfiedness1571 content1578 contentedness1581 appeasement1586 contentment1597 heart's content1600 acquiescence1612 pleasedness1626 well-apaidness1633 well-pleasedness1633 complacency1643 acquiescency1646 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxviii. 190 The same contentment tranquilitie and ioy that others..haue reaped. 1611 Bible (King James) 1 Tim. vi. 6 But godlinesse with contentment is great gaine. View more context for this quotation a1629 W. Hinde Faithfull Remonstr. (1641) xxxvi. 112 In much contentment and peace, He began to look homewards. 1771 J. Beattie Minstrel: Bk. 1st xv. 8 From health contentment springs. 1886 J. Morley Comte in Crit. Misc. III. 339 After a short experiment of three weeks, Comte returned to neediness and contentment. b. Const. with, †in. ΚΠ 1651 in T. Fuller Abel Redevivus 563 He manifested to his friends what great contentment he had in his approaching death. 1680 W. Temple Ess. Excesses of Grief in Miscellanea 175 Contentment in His Will is..the best remedy we can apply to all our misfortunes. 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xiv. 253 Squalid contentment with conventions. 1872 J. Morley Voltaire i. 36 To abide in patient contentment with an all but purely critical reserve. †3. Pleasure, delight, gratification. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > [noun] lustc888 lustfulnessa900 queemnesseOE mirtheOE estec1000 winOE queemc1175 sweetness?c1225 solace1297 dutea1300 lustinga1300 joyingc1300 jollityc1330 lustiheadc1369 lustinessc1374 sweet1377 voluptyc1380 well-pleasinga1382 pleasancec1385 pleasurea1393 volupta1398 easementc1400 pleasingc1400 complacencec1436 pleasec1475 satisfaction1477 likancea1500 oblectation1508 beauty1523 aggradation1533 pleasurancec1540 joc1560 likement1577 contentment1587 beloving1589 gratification1598 savouriness1599 entertain1601 pleasedness1626 well-apaidness1633 well-pleasedness1633 pleasingness1649 complacency1652 adlubescence1656 enjoyment1665 volupe1669 musica1674 pleasantry1740 barrel of fun (laughs, etc.)1915 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1546/1 There was never worke attempted with more desire, nor proceeded in with more contentment. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. iv. xl. 164 They caused..great contentment [L. laetitiam] after former fear. 1622 G. Wither Faire-virtue sig. F2 Neuer word of hers, I heare, But..[it]..much more contentment brings, Than the sweetly-touched strings. 1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 41 At the reading of this Paper, my Heart ran over with Contentment. 1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc v. 311 I..feel Joy and contentment in the merciful task For which I am sent forth. †4. A source of satisfaction or pleasure; a pleasure, enjoyment, delight; = content n.² 3. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > [noun] > source or instance of sensuous pleasure likingeOE feasta1393 sensualityc1425 contentation1569 contentment1579 sugar candy1591 content1594 sugar-plum1608 contentingc1620 gratification1711 1579 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 86 Untill a mans fansye be satisfied, he wantith his most soveraigne contentement. 1581 R. Mulcaster Positions xxxviii. 177 Many and great contentmentes, many and sound comfortes. 1610 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes (ed. 2) 1235 Money and apparrell, the souldiors greatest contentments. 1611 Markham (title) Country Contentments..as namely Hunting, Hawking, etc. 1692 Lady Russell Lett. II. cxxxv. 109 As for reading, I am past that contentment. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1475
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