contented
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- contentedly adverb
- contentedness noun
- half-contented adjective
- half-contentedly adverb
- overcontented adjective
- overcontentedly adverb
- quasi-contented adjective
- quasi-contentedly adverb
Etymology
Origin of contented
Example Sentences
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For a while there was a companionable silence, and Torak felt contented, even hopeful.
From Literature
My stomach let out a little contented gurgle, and I reached for a second piece.
From Literature
Inspecting his feather tips, he let out a contented sigh.
From Literature
Rather, that contented knowing seasons the confidence with which O’Hara shaped all of her women, whether mothers or, like Patty Leigh in “The Studio,” mother figures.
From Salon
Now, though, he’s a contented family man operating a successful neighborhood bistro called Chez Paul—until fate comes calling and returns him to a life he’d just as soon forget.
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