Contented — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

satisfy in a limited way

make content

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈiːks/

🇬🇧British English

/kəntˈɛntɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəntˈɛntɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈiːks/.

Examples

He contented himself with one glass of beer per day
I am contented
a contented smile

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

content

Antonyms

discontent discontented

Parts of Speech

verb	satisfy in a limited way “He contented himself with one glass of beer per day”
verb	make content “I am contented”
adjective	satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are “a contented smile”

Word Forms

contentment	noun	happiness with one's situation in life
content	noun	the state of being contented with your situation in life
contentedness	noun	the state of being contented with your situation in life

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zufrieden

in begrenztem Umfang befriedigen

🇫🇷French

content

satisfaire de manière limitée

🇪🇸Spanish

contento

satisfacer de forma limitada

🇮🇹Italian

contento

soddisfare in modo limitato

🇳🇱Dutch

tevreden

op een beperkte manier tevreden te stellen

🇵🇹Portuguese

contente

satisfazer de forma limitada

🇷🇺Russian

довольный

удовлетворить ограниченным образом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संतुष्ट

सीमित तरीके से संतुष्ट करें

🇧🇩Bengali

সন্তুষ্ট

একটি সীমিত উপায়ে সন্তুষ্ট

🇮🇳Tamil

திருப்தியடைந்தது

ஒரு வரையறுக்கப்பட்ட வழியில் திருப்தி

🇮🇳Telugu

సంతృప్తి చెందారు

పరిమిత మార్గంలో సంతృప్తి చెందుతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

समाधानी

मर्यादित मार्गाने समाधान करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંતુષ્ટ

મર્યાદિત રીતે સંતુષ્ટ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೃಪ್ತನಾದ

ಸೀಮಿತ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ತೃಪ್ತಿಪಡಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തൃപ്തിയായി

പരിമിതമായ രീതിയിൽ തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟ

ਸੀਮਤ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

مطمئن

محدود طریقے سے مطمئن کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

满足

以有限的方式满足

🇯🇵Japanese

満足した

限られた方法で満足する

🇰🇷Korean

만족하다

제한된 방식으로 만족하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hài lòng

thỏa mãn một cách hạn chế

🇹🇭Thai

พอใจ

พอใจในทางที่จำกัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

puas

memuaskan secara terbatas

🇵🇭Filipino

kontento na

masiyahan sa limitadong paraan

🇲🇾Malay

puas hati

memuaskan dengan cara yang terhad

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قانع

إرضاء بطريقة محدودة

🇮🇷Persian

راضی

به صورت محدود ارضا شود

🇹🇷Turkish

memnun

sınırlı bir şekilde tatmin etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְרוּצֶה

לספק בצורה מוגבלת

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