contentment

noun

/kənˈtentmənt/

(also less frequent content)

[uncountable]

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a feeling of being happy or satisfied
- He has found contentment at last.
- a sigh of contentment
compare discontent
Synonyms satisfaction
satisfaction
- happiness
- pride
- contentment
- fulfilment
These are all words for the good feeling that you have when you are happy or when you have achieved something.
- satisfaction the good feeling that you have when you have achieved something or when something that you wanted to happen does happen:
  He derived great satisfaction from knowing that his son was happy.
- happiness the good feeling that you have when you are happy:
  Money can’t buy you happiness.
- pride a feeling of being pleased or satisfied that you get when you or people who are connected with you have done something well or own something that other people admire:
  The sight of her son graduating filled her with pride.
- contentment (rather formal) a feeling of being happy or satisfied with what you have:
  They found contentment in living a simple life.
- fulfilment a feeling of being happy or satisfied with what you do or have done:
  her search for personal fulfilment
satisfaction, happiness, contentment or fulfilment?You can feel satisfaction at achieving almost anything, small or large; you feel fulfilment when you do something useful and enjoyable with your life. Happiness is the feeling you have when things give you pleasure and can be quite a lively feeling; contentment is a quieter feeling that you get when you have learned to find pleasure in things.Patterns
- satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment/fulfilment in something
- real satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment/fulfilment
- true satisfaction/happiness/contentment/fulfilment
- great satisfaction/happiness/pride
- quiet satisfaction/pride/contentment
- to feel satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment
- to bring somebody satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment/fulfilment
- to find satisfaction/happiness/contentment/fulfilment
Extra Examples
- She fell asleep in quiet contentment.
- She sighed with contentment.
- They finally found contentment in living a simple life.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deep
- quiet
verb + contentment
- find
- feel
preposition
- with contentment
phrases
- a feeling of contentment
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Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the payment of a claim): from French contentement, from Latin contentus ‘satisfied’, past participle of continere from con- ‘altogether’ + tenere ‘to hold’.

单词	contentment
释义	contentment noun /kənˈtentmənt/ /kənˈtentmənt/ (also less frequent content) [uncountable] jump to other results a feeling of being happy or satisfied He has found contentment at last. a sigh of contentment compare discontent Synonyms satisfactionsatisfaction happiness pride contentment fulfilment These are all words for the good feeling that you have when you are happy or when you have achieved something. satisfaction the good feeling that you have when you have achieved something or when something that you wanted to happen does happen: He derived great satisfaction from knowing that his son was happy. happiness the good feeling that you have when you are happy: Money can’t buy you happiness. pride a feeling of being pleased or satisfied that you get when you or people who are connected with you have done something well or own something that other people admire: The sight of her son graduating filled her with pride. contentment (rather formal) a feeling of being happy or satisfied with what you have: They found contentment in living a simple life. fulfilment a feeling of being happy or satisfied with what you do or have done: her search for personal fulfilment satisfaction, happiness, contentment or fulfilment?You can feel satisfaction at achieving almost anything, small or large; you feel fulfilment when you do something useful and enjoyable with your life. Happiness is the feeling you have when things give you pleasure and can be quite a lively feeling; contentment is a quieter feeling that you get when you have learned to find pleasure in things.Patterns satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment/fulfilment in something real satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment/fulfilment true satisfaction/happiness/contentment/fulfilment great satisfaction/happiness/pride quiet satisfaction/pride/contentment to feel satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment to bring somebody satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment/fulfilment to find satisfaction/happiness/contentment/fulfilment Extra Examples She fell asleep in quiet contentment. She sighed with contentment. They finally found contentment in living a simple life. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective deep quiet verb + contentment find feel preposition with contentment phrases a feeling of contentment See full entry Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the payment of a claim): from French contentement, from Latin contentus ‘satisfied’, past participle of continere from con- ‘altogether’ + tenere ‘to hold’.
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