Antonyms for contented


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kuhn-ten-tid
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈtɛn tɪd


Definition of contented

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Middle French contenter, from content (adj.) "satisfied," from Latin contentus "contained, satisfied," past participle of continere (see contain). Sense evolved through "contained," "restrained," to "satisfied," as the contented person's desires are bound by what he or she already has. Related: Contented; contentedly.
  • adj at ease; happy
Example sentences :
  • Between the two he contented himself with the pet name of Saffy.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Then her voice rose above the monotone that had contented her hitherto.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • It would have been well for him to be contented with these things.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • Trapper Jim had everything to make him contented, and even happy.
  • Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie
  • But if they are contented with fame, why, they deserve their fate.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • I knew ye hadn't got nobody except her, but I knew, too, ye were contented there as a cricket.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • There's a contented couple livin' in it, an' what if the wife ain't me?
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • Hence I am contented, and say it is better with me than with millions.'
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • They, at least in the case of Aristides, contented themselves with banishing him.
  • Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
  • My godfather, who arrived early, nodded his head in a contented way.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

Synonyms for contented

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