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I 1. [kən'tent] adjective(satisfied; quietly happy: He doesn't want more money - he's content with what he has.) apmierināts2. noun(the state of being satisfied or quietly happy: You're on holiday - you can lie in the sun to your heart's content.) pēc sirds patikas3. verb(to satisfy: As the TV's broken, you'll have to content yourself with listening to the radio.) apmierināt; apmierināties- contentedly
- contentment II ['kontent] noun1) (the subject matter (of a book, speech etc): the content of his speech.) saturs2) (the amount of something contained: Oranges have a high vitamin C content.) saturs; sastāvs•- contents* * *saturs; apmierinātība; sastāvs; kubatūra, tilpums; būtība; apmierināt; apmierināts -
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['hæpi]1) (having or showing a feeling of pleasure or contentment: a happy smile; I feel happy today.) laimīgs2) (willing: I'd be happy to help you.) priecīgs3) (lucky: By a happy chance I have the key with me.) veiksmīgs•- happily
- happy-go-lucky
- happy medium* * *laimīgs; laimīgs, priecīgs; izdevies, veiksmīgs -
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[-'fækʃən]1) (the act of satisfying or state of being satisfied: the satisfaction of desires.) apmierinājums2) (pleasure or contentment: Your success gives me great satisfaction.) gandarījums* * *apmierinājums, gandarījums; apmierināšana; nokārtošana
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Contentment — Con*tent ment (k[o^]n*t[e^]nt ment), n. [Cf. F. contentement. See {Content}, v. t.] 1. The state of being contented or satisfied; content. [1913 Webster] Contentment without external honor is humility. Grew. [1913 Webster] Godliness with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contentment — mid 15c., from O.Fr. contentment, from contenter (see CONTENT (Cf. content)) … Etymology dictionary
contentment — index composure, satisfaction (fulfilment) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
contentment — [n] comfort, happiness complacency, content, contentedness, ease, equanimity, fulfillment, gladness, gratification, peace, pleasure, repletion, satisfaction, serenity; concept 410 Ant. discomfort, discontent, displeasure, dissatisfaction, misery … New thesaurus
contentment — contentment, contenement A man s countenance or credit, which he has together with, and by reason of, his freehold; or that which is necessary for the support and maintenance of men, agreeably to their several qualities or states of life.… … Black's law dictionary
contentment — contentment, contenement A man s countenance or credit, which he has together with, and by reason of, his freehold; or that which is necessary for the support and maintenance of men, agreeably to their several qualities or states of life.… … Black's law dictionary
contentment — [kən tent′mənt] n. [ME contentement < OFr] 1. the state, quality, or fact of being contented 2. Archaic a satisfying or being satisfied … English World dictionary
Contentment — For other uses, see Contentment (disambiguation). Adriaen Van Ostade The Contented Drinker, 17th century Contentment seems realistically defined as enjoyment of whatever may be desired . That definition is realistic because the more contented an… … Wikipedia
contentment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, quiet ▪ He gazed out to sea, with a feeling of deep contentment. ▪ She fell asleep in quiet contentment. VERB + CONTENTMENT ▪ find … Collocations dictionary
contentment — con|tent|ment [kənˈtentmənt] n [U] the state of being happy and satisfied ≠ ↑discontent ▪ He gave a sigh of contentment , and fell asleep. ▪ a feeling of deep contentment … Dictionary of contemporary English
contentment — [[t]kənte̱ntmənt[/t]] N UNCOUNT Contentment is a feeling of quiet happiness and satisfaction. I cannot describe the feeling of contentment that was with me at that time. Syn: happiness Ant: discontent … English dictionary