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contented

[ kuhn-ten-tid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

satisfied; feeling comfortable and at peace with one's circumstances.
Synonyms: happy

contented

/ kənˈtɛntɪd /

First recorded in 1515–25; content ² + -ed ²

In Rwanda, as we watched the young fathers hold their babies, we saw a contented look in their eyes.

If Japanese whisky is like a symphony, then I am a contented listener.

Its name roughly translates to “pig pear,” referencing the only animals contented to eat it.

A new study shows them to be among the most contented in the Western world.

Helen Armstead's trajectory, from passive victim to apology guru to contented observer, has little to do with a particular class.

There was hardly to be found in all Southern Tennessee a more contented, shiftless, ill-bestead family than theirs.

And the idea once fixed in his mind, he was not likely to rest contented with half the glory of his victory.

I had the good fortune to be one of the two; and the praise I got, and the benefit of the money made me contented for a time.

She sighed, strangely contented, and was positive—knew that in due time he too must come to understand.

The Rushmeres if not contented were resigned, and both united in treating Dorothy with kindness and consideration.

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