well-content
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of well-content
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
Example Sentences
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So saying, the mare he to Noëmon gave,760 Friend of Antilochus, and, well-content, The polish'd caldron for his prize received.
From The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper by Cowper, William
It was an arrangement liked equally by the three small children and the well-content grandparents.
From The Eye of Dread by Erskine, Payne
But her subjects care not; they are fat and well-content; the goddess smiles on them, and they are the richest in the world.
From Orientations by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
Once we regain Alsace-Lorraine, we can be well-content to lay down our arms.
From The Destroyer A Tale of International Intrigue by Stevenson, Burton Egbert
She rested against him well-content, and Stane's arm about her tightened its grip; then they came back to the little world about them, at the sound of the policeman's voice.
From A Mating in the Wilds by Binns, Ottwell
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