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contentedness

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con⋅tent⋅ed

[kuhn-ten-tid]
–adjective
content.

Origin:
1515–25; content 2 + -ed 2


con⋅tent⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
con⋅tent⋅ed⋅ness, noun


gratified, pleased, happy.
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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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