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content

165 1.0
Feeling happy and satisfied with what you have
  • adjective
  • /kənˈtɛnt/
: contento
  • And I can say recently I'm the most content version of myself I've ever been.
  • seem content
  • remain content
  • appear content

I don't know if you don't realize how content you actually are.

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Examples

  • If the individual is content to remain at that institution, this is not a problem.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Rosa said it had taken a while, but she was finally content with her life.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • At first, no, I was rather content with the job that I had.

  • I am quite content... just listening to you.

  • "By design, I serve human needs, and am content to do so."

    Fiction book (1993)
  • But you, you are perfectly content with a bad life.

  • The man I used to be would have been content with friendship... and then set about trying to turn it to his advantage.

  • We sit in silence for a long time, both of us perfectly content to think and wait.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • I've never been more content than when I'm just, you know, by myself, doing my thing.

  • At the end of the day, I'm content in my own skin.

Synonyms

happy
vscontent
∞ 1.0

Feeling pleased and content

is calmer acceptance of one's situation rather than lively joy or excitement
satisfied
vscontent
400 1.3

Pleased because you achieved something or got the result you wanted

is a stable acceptance of what one has not only a reaction to events
fulfilled
vscontent
25 3.2

Feeling happy and satisfied because goals or needs are met

is a milder steady acceptance of life rather than deep goals being met
contented
vscontent
18 2.0

Feeling happy and satisfied with what you have

is used more broadly for accepting life rather than only possessions or status
gratified
vscontent
17 4.0

Feeling pleased and satisfied because you received something you wanted

is acceptance of the present situation rather than pleasure from a received reward

Antonyms

45 3.2

Not happy because something does not meet your expectations

4 4.3

Feeling unhappy and not satisfied with your situation

Compounds

9 2.6

The amount of fat in a food or drink

content creator
  • Texting
5 3.6

A person who makes and shares videos or posts online

heat content
  • Specialized
3 6.7

The total energy in a system, including energy from pressure and volume

A drink that has a lot of alcohol compared with similar drinks

cognitive content
  • Specialized
1 6.0

Information in a thought, idea, or message

content word
  • Specialized
1 4.4

A word that gives the main meaning in a sentence, like a noun or verb

latent content
  • Specialized
1 9.1

Hidden meaning of a dream that shows wishes or feelings you do not know you have

Changing media and stories to appeal mainly to women by adding romantic or feminine images and language

A unit used to measure how much space something has, like a cubic metre or cubic centimetre

How Content

delighted
228 1.0
satisfied
12 1.0
happy
∞ 1.0
content
165 1.0
pleased
693 1.0

Surface Forms

content positive

Etymology

Content as an adjective, meaning 'feeling satisfied', comes from the same old word contentus, 'held together' or calm. That's why if someone is content, they are calm and happy with the way things are.