Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contentedly

/kənˈtɛn.tɪd.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: con-tent-ed-ly
IPA: /kənˈtɛn.tɪd.li/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a contented manner.

Example Sentences

"Some confounded fact we men have been living contentedly with ever since the day of creation would start up and knock the whole thing over."
"“Take my word for it, you’ll settle down with us all right. Give us a trial anyway. . . . . Come in, Mr. Hopkins. . . . This is Mr. Churchill, who, as you are aware, is good enough to come to us for his diaconate, and, as we hope, for much longer; and being a gentleman of independent means, he declines to take any payment.” Saying this Walden rubbed his hands together and smiled contentedly."
"Please tell me something useful by which I may live my life more fully, or more contentedly, or more creatively."

Etymology

Etymology tree English contented Middle English -ly English -ly English contentedly From contented + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kənˈtɛn.tɪd.li/
British English: /kənˈtɛn.tɪd.liː/

Inflected Forms

more contentedly (comparative) most contentedly (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce contentedly?: The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈtɛn.tɪd.li/.
What does contentedly mean?: In a contented manner.
Where does contentedly come from?: Etymology tree English contented Middle English -ly English -ly English contentedly From contented + -ly.

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