contentment
Meaning
- (uncountable, usually) The state or degree of being contented or satisfied.
- (uncountable, usually) Happiness in one's situation; satisfaction
- (uncountable, usually) The neurophysiological experience of satisfaction and being at ease in one's situation, body, and/or mind.
Synonyms
complete satisfaction
unambitiousness
absence of desire
complancence
contedment
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kənˈtɛntmənt/
Etymology
From Middle French contentement. By surface analysis, content + -ment.
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