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contented

adjective

con·​tent·​ed kən-ˈten-təd How to pronounce contented (audio)
: feeling or showing satisfaction with one's possessions, status, or situation
a contented smile
They lived a contented life.
contentedly adverb
contentedness noun

Example Sentences

She felt peaceful and contented. having had her fill of candy, the contented girl sank back into the easy chair and dozed off
Recent Examples on the Web The only place George seemed to feel safe and contented was alone inside his car driving around in big cities. Michael Klein, SPIN, 8 Aug. 2022 When David steps away for a moment, Gus’ contented expression hardens into his more recognizable paranoid mask. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2022 In late March, the United Nations published the 2020 World Happiness Report, a comprehensive look at what makes the most contented countries work so well. Maura Fox, Outside Online, 3 May 2020 The wayward queen who had once rebelled against her husband and invaded her own country died a quiet death at the age of 63, an apparently contented woman. Anne Thériault, Longreads, 21 June 2022 June 14, 2022 Turned on the TV with happy heart, watched with heavy heart and ended with contented heart. Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 14 June 2022 Ads for dairy products often talk about cows being happy or contented. Steven Savage, Forbes, 9 June 2022 How much contented domesticity can a viewer be subjected to? John Anderson, WSJ, 19 May 2022 His sister, Anne, seems the most contented of the lot. Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from past participle of contenten "to content entry 3"

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of contented was in the 15th century

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