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contented

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con⋅tent⋅ed

  [kuhn-ten-tid]
Use contented in a Sentence
–adjective
content.
Origin:
1515–25; content 2 + -ed 2

Related forms:
con⋅tent⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
con⋅tent⋅ed⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
gratified, pleased, happy.

con⋅tent

2  [kuhn-tent]
–adjective
1. satisfied with what one is or has; not wanting more or anything else.
2. British. agreeing; assenting.
3. Archaic. willing.
–verb (used with object)
4. to make content: These things content me.
–noun
5. the state or feeling of being contented; contentment: His content was threatened.
6. (in the British House of Lords) an affirmative vote or voter.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < MF < L contentus satisfied, special use of ptp. of continēre; see content 1

Related forms:
con⋅tent⋅a⋅ble, adjective
con⋅tent⋅ly, adverb
con⋅tent⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
4. appease, gratify. See satisfy.

Antonyms:
4. dissatisfy.
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con·tent 2   (kən-těnt')   
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.]
con·tent·ed   (kən-těn'tĭd)   
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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: con·tent
Pronunciation: 'kän-"tent
Function: noun
1 : something contained —usually used in plural contents>
2 : the subject matter or symbolic significance of something —see LATENTCONTENT, MANIFEST CONTENT
3 : the amount of specified material contained content of a sample>
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content con·tent (kŏn'těnt')
n.

  1. Something contained, as in a receptacle.

  2. The proportion of a specified substance present in something else, as of protein in a food.

  3. The subject matter or essential meaning of something, especially a dream.

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