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Contentment

Noun CEFR C1
kənˈtɛntmənt

Definitions

  1. The state or degree of being contented or satisfied.
  2. Happiness in one's situation; satisfaction
  3. The neurophysiological experience of satisfaction and being at ease in one's situation, body, and/or mind.

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Examples

“[…]purſued his vnneighbourly purpoſe in ſuch ſort: that hee being the ſtronger perſwader, and ſhe (belike) too credulous in beleeuing or elſe ouer-feeble in reſiſting, from priuate imparlance, they fell to action; and continued their cloſe fight⟳ a long while together, vnſeene and vvithout ſuſpition, no doubt⟳ to their equall ioy and contentment.”
“Then they got out their boat from the boat-house, sculled down the river home, and at a very late hour sat down to supper in their own⟳ cosy riverside parlour, to the Rat's great joy and contentment.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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