contentment

noun
UK: /kənˈtent.mənt/
US: /kənˈtent.mənt/

  1. The state of being happy and satisfied with what you have.

    1. She has found contentment in her simple life.
    2. Despite his wealth, he never achieved true contentment in his pursuit of success.

  2. A feeling of peaceful happiness.

    1. He felt a deep contentment after a long day's work.
    2. The cat purred with contentment as it lay in the sunbeam on the windowsill.

Synonyms

serenity calm peace concord complacency consolation fulfillment enjoyment delight enough joy exultation jollity felicity pleasure indifference merriment pacification well-being quietude repletion reconciliation gratification repose transport resignation ease rest agreement satiety happiness tranquility amenity understanding satisfaction

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "contentment" in English means: The state of being happy and satisfied with what you have., A feeling of peaceful happiness..

The phonetic transcription of "contentment" is /kənˈtent.mənt/ in British English and /kənˈtent.mənt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "contentment": serenity, calm, peace, concord, complacency, consolation, fulfillment, enjoyment, delight, enough, joy, exultation, jollity, felicity, pleasure, indifference, merriment, pacification, well-being, quietude, repletion, reconciliation, gratification, repose, transport, resignation, ease, rest, agreement, satiety, happiness, tranquility, amenity, understanding, satisfaction.

Example usage of "contentment": "She has found contentment in her simple life.". More examples on the page.