contentment
/kənˈtɛntmənt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The neurophysiological experience of satisfaction and being at ease in one's situation, body, and/or mind.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "[…]purſued his vnneighbourly purpoſe in ſuch ſort: that hee being the ſtronger perſwader, and ſhe (belike) too credulous in beleeuing or elſe ouer-feeble in reſiſting, from priuate imparlance, they fell to action; and continued their cloſe fight a long while together, vnſeene and vvithout ſuſpition, no doubt to their equall ioy and contentment."
- "Then they got out their boat from the boat-house, sculled down the river home, and at a very late hour sat down to supper in their own cosy riverside parlour, to the Rat's great joy and contentment."