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contentment

 
Dictionary: con·tent·ment   (kən-tĕnt'mənt) pronunciation

n.
  1. The state of being contented; satisfaction.
  2. A source of satisfaction: the contentments of a comfortable retirement.

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n

Definition: comfort, happiness
Antonyms: discomfort, discontent, displeasure, dissatisfaction, misery, sadness, unhappiness


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: happiness with one's situation in life
  Antonym: discontentment (meaning #1)


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"A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world." - Joseph Addison

"I don't want to own anything that won't fit into my coffin." - Fred A. Allen

"Contentment is a pearl of great price, and whoever procures it at the expense of ten thousand desires makes a wise and a happy purchase." - John Balguy

"For I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. [St. Paul In Philippians 4:11]" - Bible

"I have learned in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. [Philippians 4:11]" - Bible

"People are never free of trying to be content." - Murray Bookchin

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