contentment

contentment
Ⅰ.
content [1] ► ADJECTIVE ▪ in a state of peaceful happiness or satisfaction.
► VERB 1) satisfy; please. 2) (content oneself with) accept (something) as adequate despite wanting something more or better.
► NOUN 1) a state of happiness or satisfaction. 2) a member of the British House of Lords who votes for a motion.
● to one's heart's content — Cf. ↑to one's heart's content
DERIVATIVES contentment noun.
ORIGIN Latin contentus 'satisfied' , from tenere 'to hold' .
Ⅱ.
content [2] ► NOUN 1) (contents) the things that are contained in something. 2) the amount of a particular constituent occurring in a substance: soya milk has a low fat content. 3) (contents or table of contents) a list of chapters or sections at the front of a book or periodical. 4) the material dealt with in a speech or text as distinct from its form or style.
ORIGIN Latin contentum 'thing contained' .

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