self-contentmentn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfkənˈtɛntm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfkənˈtɛntm(ə)nt/

Forms: see self- prefix and contentment n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, contentment n.

Etymology: < self- prefix + contentment n. Compare self-content adj.

Contentment with oneself and one's life; self-satisfaction.

ΘΚΠ

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

complacencec1430

self-contentment1592

self-complacence1601

self-content1602

self-satisfaction1605

self-pleasing1610

self-complacency1616

self-contentedness1642

complacency1650

self-complaisance1675

Podsnappery1864

smugness1883

the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > complacency > [noun]

complacencec1430

self-contentment1592

self-complacence1601

self-content1602

self-satisfaction1605

self-pleasing1610

self-complacency1616

self-contentedness1642

complacency1650

self-complaisance1675

plume1910

1592 G. Harvey Foure Lett. iv. 53 I would willingly please, or not displease, as I may: but no Life, without self-contentment: no performance of any action without Resolution.

1637 J. Sym Lifes Preservative against Self-killing xi. 155 The self-contentment, that men take in their owne sinfull waies.

1648 Bp. J. Hall Select Thoughts 61 There is all quietness, secure ease, and self-contentment in the soul, till Christ come there.

1763 S. Greenaway Addr. Honest Eng. Hearts p. xi I must not now..run over a Weekly Courant, or a Monthly Magazine.., merely for matter of chat with my neighbours, or for motives of Self-Contentment and Thankfulness to God's good Providence for placing me so happily out of the bustle and contentions of the world.

1816 J. Austen Emma III. xiv. 254 He..talked on with much self-contentment .

1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. x. 232 Esther felt herself seriously shaken in her self-contentment.

1913 Business Philosopher July 419/1 My definition of happiness is absolute self-contentment.

1960 Ebony June 81/2 That same old something is just behind the eyes, maybe it is happiness, self contentment or some other nice thing.

2015 New Statesman 20 Feb. 20/3 The bland self-contentment slipping into irked dismissal.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-contentment
释义	self-contentmentn. Brit. /ˌsɛlfkənˈtɛntm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfkənˈtɛntm(ə)nt/ Forms: see self- prefix and contentment n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, contentment n. Etymology: < self- prefix + contentment n. Compare self-content adj. Contentment with oneself and one's life; self-satisfaction. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > self-satisfaction > [noun] complacencec1430 self-contentment1592 self-complacence1601 self-content1602 self-satisfaction1605 self-pleasing1610 self-complacency1616 self-contentedness1642 complacency1650 self-complaisance1675 Podsnappery1864 smugness1883 the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > complacency > [noun] complacencec1430 self-contentment1592 self-complacence1601 self-content1602 self-satisfaction1605 self-pleasing1610 self-complacency1616 self-contentedness1642 complacency1650 self-complaisance1675 plume1910 1592 G. Harvey Foure Lett. iv. 53 I would willingly please, or not displease, as I may: but no Life, without self-contentment: no performance of any action without Resolution. 1637 J. Sym Lifes Preservative against Self-killing xi. 155 The self-contentment, that men take in their owne sinfull waies. 1648 Bp. J. Hall Select Thoughts 61 There is all quietness, secure ease, and self-contentment in the soul, till Christ come there. 1763 S. Greenaway Addr. Honest Eng. Hearts p. xi I must not now..run over a Weekly Courant, or a Monthly Magazine.., merely for matter of chat with my neighbours, or for motives of Self-Contentment and Thankfulness to God's good Providence for placing me so happily out of the bustle and contentions of the world. 1816 J. Austen Emma III. xiv. 254 He..talked on with much self-contentment . View more context for this quotation 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. x. 232 Esther felt herself seriously shaken in her self-contentment. 1913 Business Philosopher July 419/1 My definition of happiness is absolute self-contentment. 1960 Ebony June 81/2 That same old something is just behind the eyes, maybe it is happiness, self contentment or some other nice thing. 2015 New Statesman 20 Feb. 20/3 The bland self-contentment slipping into irked dismissal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1592
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