self-content

[ self-kuhn-tent, self- ]

noun

1. satisfaction with oneself; self-complacency.

adjective

1. content with oneself; self-satisfied.

Other Words From

• self-con·tented·ly adverb
• self-con·tented·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-content¹

First recorded in 1645–55

Example Sentences

From some cause the machinery of his self-content had possibly got out of gear; anyhow no answer came ready.

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The quite self-content and the half-private character of the guilds have prevented a thorough investigation of their history.

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One loses in religious exaltation but gains in beaming self-content.

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"In a quiet way," replied she, with a smile of self-content, so lovely as a smile that no one would have minded its frank egotism.

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But, with the above-mentioned exception, the little boy's self-content suffered but slight disturbance.

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Related Words

• confidence
• dignity
• morale
• self-respect