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- Dictionarycontented/kənˈtɛntɪd/
adjective
- 1. feeling or expressing happiness or satisfaction: "I felt warm and contented"
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My (AusE) intuition is that the "contented" has a warmer, fuzzier feeling associated with it. I'd guess that comes from its use in literature ("They lay down, contentedly in front of the fire."), whereas the shorter form is commonly used in modern newspapers ("The union said they were content with the current arrangement.")
Nov 28, 2014 · Add a comment. something contained, as in a receptacle. individual items in a publication or document; material that constitutes a document. a. substance or significance of a work, especially as contrasted with its form. The proportion of a specified substance: Eggs have a high protein content. Contentment; satisfaction.
I am having trouble in figuring it out why there is a difference between their meaning as i think that the root "content" is shared by both the words content + ious ; content + ment where contentment
Aug 21, 2014 · I am looking for an adjective for a person who, no matter what you give him/her (materially or otherwise), is never content and always expects more.
The great Groucho Marx once gave a good funny example of the difference between satisfied and contented: Two man were arguing about the question: what's the difference between satisfied and contented? One man said: "there is no difference". The other man said: "well, there is".
Jul 26, 2020 · Perhaps most significant is that tends to imply something about the subject's actions, while bears more on their personality and behavior. A pusillanimous person would tend to not take a position in a political discussion, eg, while a cowardly person might denounce an autocrat in private but would be loath to denounce the autocrat to his face ...
Feb 21, 2011 · contents [plural] : 1) the things that are inside a box, bag, room etc 2) the things that are written in a letter, book etc. She kept the contents of the letter a secret. content [singular] the amount of a substance that is contained in something, especially food or drink. water with a low salt content. content [singular, uncountable]: the ...
Dec 10, 2019 · let out a sigh of relief is a cliché but it's possible to use contentment, sure. Thus have I seen the new mother, whose fountains were over replenish'd, / when from the rose-tinted tube her cherub, with sigh of contentment, / Closing its innocent eyes, had withdrawn its soft lips in repletion, / Yield, with a smile, the rich fount, to be press ...
It’s often said that it’s from bookkeeping, in which the total at the bottom (“end”) of the column of income must at least match that at the bottom of the expenditure column if one is not to be living beyond one’s income. The phrase is also known in the form to make both ends of the year meet, which might strengthen that connection if ...
Oct 6, 2015 · 3. It's definition 5 here Have or experience (a particular way of life). Apart from the overwhelmingly more common life and the occasional existence, I can't think of many other things you can "lead" in this sense. And although it's valid in this exact context to replace lead by live, I don't think you can do it anywhere else.
