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The definition of contented is someone satisfied with a situation or someone who is happy and at-ease.

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When you are OK with the recovery you are being offered in a settlement for a lawsuit and you are willing to accept the terms, this is an example of a time when you are contented with the settlement.
When you are warm and cozy under a blanket in front of a fire with someone you love, this is an example of a time when you are contented.

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See contented in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

having or showing no desire for something more or different; satisfied: a contented look

Related Forms:

contentedly adverb
contentedness noun

See contented in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Satisfied with things as they are; content: a contented expression on the child's face.

Related Forms:

con·tentˈed·ly adverb

con·tentˈed·ness noun

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