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con⋅tent⋅ed

   [kuhn-ten-tid]
–adjective
content.
Origin:
1515–25; content 2 + -ed 2
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Language Translation for : contented
Spanish: contento, satisfecho, German: zufrieden, Japanese: 満足した
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con·tent 2     (kən-těnt')  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Desiring no more than what one has; satisfied.
  2. Ready to accept or acquiesce; willing: She was content to step down after four years as chief executive.
tr.v.   con·tent·ed, con·tent·ing, con·tents
To make content or satisfied: contented himself with one piece of cake.
n.   Contentment; satisfaction.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin contentus, past participle of continēre, to restrain; see contain.]
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con·tent·ed     (kən-těn'tĭd)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Satisfied with things as they are; content: a contented expression on the child's face.
con·tent'ed·ly adv., con·tent'ed·ness n.
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contented

adjective
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are; "a contented smile" [ant: discontent] 

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Contented

Con*tent"ed\, a. Content; easy in mind; satisfied; quiet; willing. -- Con*tent"ed*ly, adv. -- Con*tent"ed*ness, n.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

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