contented

adjective

/kənˈtentɪd/

[usually before noun]

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showing or feeling happiness or pleasure, especially because your life is good
- a contented smile
- He was a contented man.
compare content2 opposite discontented
Synonyms happy
happy
- satisfied
- content
- contented
- joyful
- blissful
These words all describe feeling, showing or giving pleasure.
- happy feeling, showing or giving pleasure; satisfied with something or not worried about it:
  a happy marriage/memory/childhood
  I said I’d go, just to keep him happy.
- satisfied pleased because you have achieved something or because something has happened as you wanted it to; showing this:
  She’s never satisfied with what she’s got.
  a satisfied smile
- content [not before noun] happy and satisfied with what you have:
  I’m perfectly content just to lie in the sun.
- contented happy and comfortable with what you have; showing this:
  a contented baby
  a long contented sigh
content or contented?Being contented depends more on having a comfortable life; being content can depend more on your attitude to your life: you can learn to be content with something by changing your attitude to it. People or animals can be contented but only people can be content.
- joyful (rather formal) very happy; making people very happy
- blissful making people very happy; showing this happiness:
  three blissful weeks away
joyful or blissful?Joy is a livelier feeling; bliss is more peaceful.Patterns
- happy/satisfied/content/contented with something
- a happy/satisfied/contented/blissful smile
- a happy/joyful occasion/celebration
- to feel happy/satisfied/content/contented/joyful
- very/perfectly/quite happy/satisfied/content/contented
Extra Examples
- He gave a long contented sigh.
- I felt warm and cosy and contented.
- a contented baby/workforce/cat
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- very
- perfectly
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单词	contented
释义	contented adjective /kənˈtentɪd/ /kənˈtentɪd/ [usually before noun] jump to other results showing or feeling happiness or pleasure, especially because your life is good a contented smile He was a contented man. compare content2 opposite discontented Synonyms happyhappy satisfied content contented joyful blissful These words all describe feeling, showing or giving pleasure. happy feeling, showing or giving pleasure; satisfied with something or not worried about it: a happy marriage/memory/childhood I said I’d go, just to keep him happy. satisfied pleased because you have achieved something or because something has happened as you wanted it to; showing this: She’s never satisfied with what she’s got. a satisfied smile content [not before noun] happy and satisfied with what you have: I’m perfectly content just to lie in the sun. contented happy and comfortable with what you have; showing this: a contented baby a long contented sigh content or contented?Being contented depends more on having a comfortable life; being content can depend more on your attitude to your life: you can learn to be content with something by changing your attitude to it. People or animals can be contented but only people can be content. joyful (rather formal) very happy; making people very happy blissful making people very happy; showing this happiness: three blissful weeks away joyful or blissful?Joy is a livelier feeling; bliss is more peaceful.Patterns happy/satisfied/content/contented with something a happy/satisfied/contented/blissful smile a happy/joyful occasion/celebration to feel happy/satisfied/content/contented/joyful very/perfectly/quite happy/satisfied/content/contented Extra Examples He gave a long contented sigh. I felt warm and cosy and contented. a contented baby/workforce/cat Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb very perfectly See full entry
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