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contentment Definition

con·tent·ment (kən tentmənt)

noun

  1. the state, quality, or fact of being contented
  2. Archaic a satisfying or being satisfied

Etymology: ME contentement < OFr

contentment Synonyms

contentment

n.

contentment Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • find: How could his son ever find contentment in his life, always knowing what he had given up?
  • bring: At the end of the day, the sense of achievement brings some contentment, some hope.
  • know: There is another mistake that we can easily make that might lead us to despair that we will ever know contentment.
  • experience: When you believe that, you will experience contentment.
  • have: Surely God loves a pleasant life; whoever is miserable, he hath a full contentment.
  • seek: An hundred pursuits they pursue, and in them seek contentment.

Adjective modifier

  • mild: Other people are very happy, and further down the spectrum, other people are what we may say suffering from mild contentment.
  • inner: Healthy outdoor pursuits that give peace of mind and inner contentment.
  • true: Without the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ in our lives, we can never achieve true contentment.
  • great: The target groups is about to greater contentment with.
  • general: This suggests a general contentment with the management of BECTU, which is very much not the case.
  • complete: Sitting here I've got a mixture of sadness and complete contentment.

Modifies a noun

flow: The learning of contentment flows from getting to know Christ and submitting to his Lordship.

Preposition: in

  • life: Sometimes I look at my wedding ring and wonder if we can only ever find contentment in the next life.
  • situation: True freedom is a godly contentment in the situation where God has placed us.
  • sense: And we crumble and we lose our contentment in the sense of sufficiency, satisfaction and peace because we are victimized by circumstances.

Preposition: of

soul: The peace of mind, contentment of soul, happiness they enjoy find their expression in these words.

Preposition: with

  • life: In turn, Kate is threatened by her daughter blossoming into maturity and bored by her husband's contentment with life.
  • world: Contentment with this world, satisfaction with the present, precludes guidance.