as in enjoyment
the feeling experienced when one's wishes are met
a couple of golden-agers looking over their life together with a feeling of contentment and accomplishment
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Recent Examples of contentment
Florists, childcare workers and cleaners also reported notably high levels of job contentment.
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2025
The prospect of him dying brought her contentment.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Odenkirk’s perpetual mask of confusion speaks both to this character’s inability to find contentment in the world and to these movies’ quaint status as the last vestiges of a once-thriving subgenre.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Cats may groom or knead their owners as signs of trust and contentment, rooted in kittenhood habits.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2025
The prospect of him dying brought her contentment.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Odenkirk’s perpetual mask of confusion speaks both to this character’s inability to find contentment in the world and to these movies’ quaint status as the last vestiges of a once-thriving subgenre.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Cats may groom or knead their owners as signs of trust and contentment, rooted in kittenhood habits.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contentment
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This should look like living your values (such as honesty, vulnerability, respect, enjoyment, curiosity, tenacity, risk-taking and learning from mistakes) every single day.—
Bill Flederbach,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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For example, the concept of nuisance, which has a long history in common law, protects the use and enjoyment of residents’ homes from indirect harms.—
Adam Summers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Sep. 2025
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Poehler plays Joy, the embodiment of happiness in the mind of main character Riley, in the Inside Out movies.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Sep. 2025
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Co-written with Claire Douglas, Hannah Ellis, and Jason Massey, the song explores the uneasy tendency to sabotage our own happiness, pairing wistful guitars with Velasco's soaring vocals.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The acquisition of simpleshow provides not only a global customer base but one with high customer satisfaction and retention.—
Gil Press,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The repetitive motion of stitching is soothing, while finishing a piece offers the satisfaction of tangible progress.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Sep. 2025
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Yet on this evening, the four women—a German, a Pole, a Belgian and a Frenchwoman—were playing Beethoven’s masterpiece, clandestinely since Jewish musicians were not considered worthy of playing such magnificent German works and were doing so just for their own pleasure.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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There’s no separating the pain from the pleasures of life.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
17 Sep. 2025
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This represents the next generation of AI beyond current chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude, which simply answer questions or generate content.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Chef Anand Singh, formerly of Arbol at the Five-Star Las Ventanas al Paraíso, A Rosewood Resort, guides diners through Indian cooking techniques with dishes that surprise and delight.—
Melinda Sheckells,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Barbecue fans can now sample these stylish delights 50% more often, for as of Labor Day weekend Barbs accomplished a long-time goal and is now open on Fridays as well as Saturdays and Sundays.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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Being too cautious can cost you just as much joy as overspending ever could.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Sean Pursley - Audubon Photography Awards 2025 The National Audubon Society has announced the winning bird photos of the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards featuring stunning imagery that highlights the beauty and joy of birds and fascinating avian behaviors.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Contentment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contentment. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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