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
Billy Ray Cyrus is the definition of contentment.
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Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
With his big brother gone, Tristan settled into an armchair under a gold spotlight and posed for photos with apparent contentment.
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Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Never mind hygge—this hotel takes Danish comfort and contentment to new heights.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Miller knelt down in the middle of it all with a wry look of contentment.
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Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
With his big brother gone, Tristan settled into an armchair under a gold spotlight and posed for photos with apparent contentment.
—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Never mind hygge—this hotel takes Danish comfort and contentment to new heights.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Miller knelt down in the middle of it all with a wry look of contentment.
—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for contentment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contentment
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Shoppers are reading labels, asking harder questions, and rewarding products that deliver both enjoyment and genuine function.
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The visual accompaniment to the president’s promise of national enjoyment showed two multistory stone arcades running down the length of the Mall—very classical, very retvrn—thronged with crowds.
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But more than ever before, Nouel said, women are shirking the expectations of previous generations and considering all of their options to happiness, instead of staying in relationships that don't serve them.
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Everyone is over the moon with the experience, especially Aesha, who can barely contain her happiness; the night set the bar very high for the rest of the season.
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For example, a recent study found that remote workers coming to the office one day a month increases productivity by 8% and cuts attrition by a third while boosting job satisfaction and improving communication.
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Winners include people and businesses recognized for outstanding service and customer satisfaction.
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Compared with the fro-yo at Culture and Go Greek, the yogurt at Birdie’s, a cute little spot in the West Village, is so un-yogurtlike that there’s hardly any pleasure in the plain.
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But Van Sant’s imaginative and deeply poignant retelling of Shakespeare’s Henry IV is a pleasure in its own right, its sweetness and gentle touches of surrealism coming together to form a heartbreaking ode to young love.
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As adult influencers dominate online fashion culture, and tweens and teens see the same content as adults, there are fewer spaces for young people to develop styles of their own.
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The move reverses Roberts’ purchase of NBCUniversal in 2011 — a bold bet that created a behemoth with popular programming and cable pipes to pump that content into consumer homes.
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One of the artists Olivier interviewed, Xang, rapped at blistering decibels to the delight and confusion of a couple hundred stylish black and brown kids.
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By the time Soto picked the ball up and looked toward the infield, Springer was already around third base to score his Little League home run to the delight of the Rogers Centre crowd.
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Gathering in the heart of the Golden Triangle turns Juneteenth into both a public history lesson and a street‑level celebration of Black joy.
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Foreigners are visiting the United States, having fun, finding joy in the ridiculousness of American abundance and telling the internet about it.
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“Contentment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contentment. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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