well-content
[ wel-kuhn-tent ]
adjective
fully contented; satisfied.
Origin of well-content
1late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
- Also well-con·tent·ed [wel-kuhn-ten-tid] /ˈwɛl kənˈtɛn tɪd/ .
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How to use well-content in a sentence
By three o'clock only two of the beams were laid, but they were the principal ones, and Ned seemed well content.
Mushroom Town | Oliver OnionsBut, assuming the profit I have named, would such return on your capital send you home well content?
The Terms of Surrender | Louis TracyHis watchful younger brother, well content with the result of his observation, turned over and went to sleep.
The Myths of the North American Indians | Lewis SpenceThose few hundreds of French gentlefolk fell into a pit that most of them had been well content should exist for others.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsClaude took his cap and prepared to withdraw, well content with himself and the line he had taken.
The Long Night | Stanley Weyman
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