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contentment
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contentment
(encz) | contentment,spokojenost |
Contentment
(gcide) | Contentment \Con*tent"ment\ (k[o^]n*t[e^]nt"ment), n. [Cf. F.
contentement. See Content, v. t.]
1. The state of being contented or satisfied; content.
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Contentment without external honor is humility.
--Grew.
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Godliness with contentment is great gain. --1 Tim.
vi. 6.
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2. The act or process of contenting or satisfying; as, the
contentment of avarice is impossible.
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3. Gratification; pleasure; satisfaction. [Obs.]
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At Paris the prince spent one whole day to give his
mind some contentment in viewing of a famous city.
--Sir H.
Wotton.
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contentment
(wn) | contentment
n 1: happiness with one's situation in life [ant: discontent,
discontentedness, discontentment] |
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discontentment
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Contentment
(gcide) | Contentment \Con*tent"ment\ (k[o^]n*t[e^]nt"ment), n. [Cf. F.
contentement. See Content, v. t.]
1. The state of being contented or satisfied; content.
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Contentment without external honor is humility.
--Grew.
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Godliness with contentment is great gain. --1 Tim.
vi. 6.
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2. The act or process of contenting or satisfying; as, the
contentment of avarice is impossible.
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3. Gratification; pleasure; satisfaction. [Obs.]
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At Paris the prince spent one whole day to give his
mind some contentment in viewing of a famous city.
--Sir H.
Wotton.
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Discontentment
(gcide) | Discontentment \Dis`con*tent"ment\, n.
The state of being discontented; uneasiness; inquietude.
--Bacon.
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discontentment
(wn) | discontentment
n 1: a longing for something better than the present situation
[syn: discontentment, discontent, discontentedness]
[ant: contentment] |
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