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# contentment

noun (contentment — uncountable)

«contentment» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A calm, happy feeling of being satisfied with what you have, without wanting more. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contentment/#m1)

### In the lessons

In wellbeing, PSHE and religion lessons, contentment is a quiet kind of happiness, often linked with being thankful. In stories, a cat purring by the fire shows contentment. In church, Christians are taught to be content with what they have. Phrases: a feeling of contentment, sigh of contentment, a life of contentment.

### Examples

- The cat purred with contentment on my lap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contentment/#x1)
- Grandma smiled with contentment as we all ate dinner together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contentment/#x2)
- Contentment doesn't need lots of toys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contentment/#x3)
- He let out a sigh of contentment after a long swim. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contentment/#x4)
- Being grateful can bring contentment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contentment/#x5)
- The farmer lived a life of quiet contentment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contentment/#x6)
- Contentment with our lot is an element of happiness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contentment/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable. Adjective: content (stressed on the second syllable: con-TENT) or contented. Do not mix with content (CON-tent), meaning what is inside something.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «contentment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contentment/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«contentment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/contentment.html) on Mova free.