having or showing no desire for something more or different; satisfied: a contented look
adjective
- 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.
The definition of contented is someone satisfied with a situation or someone who is happy and at-ease.
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contented
adjective
Satisfied with things as they are; content: a contented expression on the child's face.
Related Forms:
- con·tent′ed·ly
adverb
- con·tent′ed·ness
noun
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Verb
- simple past tense and past participle of content
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Sentence Examples
- There was no denying the contented expression on his face.
- But now she's a contented ghost.
- To have a contented life and be loved by someone.
- I staggered back to my room, away from the contented people playing around the pool, not wanting them to see me in tears.
- Right now she felt more contented than she had ever felt in her life.
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WORDS NEAR contented IN THE DICTIONARY
- contented
- contentedly
- contentedness
- contentest