contentment

Pronunciation: /kənˈtɛntmənt/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun happiness with one's situation in life

Etymology

From Middle French contentement. By surface analysis, content + -ment.

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Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
happiness
Narrower (hyponyms)
satisfaction
Opposite (antonyms)
discontentment

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