self-content

Definition of self-contentnext

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Noun
  • Perhaps the ultimate answer to self-contentment is have less, not more.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 May 2026
  • The study identifies 12 specific life factors that predict whether an older adult will age with dignity and resilience—and inner attitudes dominate: self-contentment, optimism, and a sense of purpose all outrank physical capability and financial security.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • McGuane also reminded me that Hemingway was, to put it politely, a complicated personality, a domineering figure prone to brawling, affairs, and cask-strength egoism.
    Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
  • This is different from egoism and self-centeredness.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The situation gets even worse once Bonnie’s concerned parents try to connect their daughter with friends by buying her a Lilypad, a child-appropriate smart tablet in frog-like casing, voiced with slappably perky self-satisfaction by Greta Lee.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
  • After 50 minutes of self-satisfaction, the hero fades serenely into a sunset that Dudamel made miraculously mystical.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • Any worries about complacency were wiped away in the third minute when Auston Trusty fired home the opening goal and caused the stands at SoFi Stadium to shake (literally) with the noise and jumping fans.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
  • While high prices highlight vulnerabilities, lower prices foster complacency, delaying crucial investments in domestic infrastructure.
    Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • The original 1877 building has grown not just to house the museum’s burgeoning collections and encompass its expanding role as an educator, entertainer and research institution, but to project an evolving sense of science’s self-conceit.
    Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
Noun
  • The demon was largely limited to one expression — smugness — and was inexplicably the only character who spoke Japanese.
    Corbin Bolies, Variety, 10 June 2026
  • One widespread subspecies endemic to the area is the haughty Cardinal, recognized by its bright-red plumage and smugness about winning a dozen National League Central crowns.
    Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • Let go of the vanity metrics, and put your time where the value is.
    Heather Kelly, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Elsewhere, Prada made a case for vanity pouches swinging from belts; keychains were back at Tod’s; and at Giorgio Armani, models sported the letters G and A pinned to their blazers in homage to the late designer, who died last September.
    Scarlett Conlon, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • That historical egotism fuelled their headiest ambitions.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Play Now Toni’s blasé egotism is mostly consistent across a film filled with conspiracy, backstabbing, and political fallout.
    Rory Doherty, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Self-content.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-content. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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