contentment

noun

kən-ˈtent-mənt How to pronounce contentment (audio)
Definition of contentmentnext
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 Ogwumike in the interview also expressed contentment with the state of women’s basketball. — Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 Ogwumike in the interview also expressed contentment with the state of women's basketball. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 His contentment is rocked by his mother’s absence — her yearning for something better. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026 The poetry of this movie, in short, is in Dafoe, who gives his finest performance in years—a long trek from bliss to despair to disillusionment, and finally to the odd contentment and consolation that disillusionment often brings. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for contentment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contentment
  1. enjoyment
  2. happiness
  3. satisfaction
  4. pleasure
  5. content
  6. delight
  7. joy
Noun
  • Complicating matters, one person’s cringe is another’s enjoyment.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Separate research from Prudential Financial recently found that more than six in 10 retirees with at least $500,000 in investable assets do not feel comfortable spending money for enjoyment.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of enjoyment
Noun
  • And listening to every chat were two experts in the science of happiness.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Most of the new songs wrestle with how to seek pleasure while remaining hyperaware of the devastations of the world, and how that tension can make happiness itself feel like a vice.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of happiness
Noun
  • Zest contributes to life satisfaction among children, adolescents, and adults.
    — Joan M. Cook, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Are there different kinds of nursing homes that could be much more effective and efficient and also provide more satisfaction for people who are growing older?
    — John E. McDonough, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of satisfaction
Noun
  • While some call it innovative, is there something that gets missed when the hard conversations about safety and pleasure become a digital feedback loop?
    — Brittany Luse, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Neufchatel Cheese This is just diet cream cheese, for those who prefer to sacrifice the small pleasures in life.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of pleasure
Noun
  • In an indirect prompt injection, an attacker hides instructions in content an AI agent will come across while doing a task—a web page or a forum post, for instance—hoping to hijack the agent.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • But there was no sense that publishers and booksellers saw the dust jacket as an opportunity to promote the content or author.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of content
Noun
  • Grenada The new year marks the 150th anniversary of Spicemas, the annual August carnival in Grenada, which is known as the Spice Island due to its cultivation of nutmeg, cloves and other scented delights.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
  • That may not be everybody’s notion of delight, but each to his own.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of delight
Noun
  • Zest has also been referred to as vitality, exuberance, and joie de vivre, the French phrase for the joy of living.
    — Joan M. Cook, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The resulting meatballs were moist, herby, spiced, seasoned, spicy and just a joy to eat.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of joy

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“Contentment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contentment. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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