Contentment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

happiness with one's situation in life

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈiːmfɹuːt/

🇬🇧British English

/kəntˈɛntmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəntˈɛntmənt/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈiːmfɹuːt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

discontentment

Word Forms

content

verb

satisfy in a limited way

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zufriedenheit

Glück mit der eigenen Lebenssituation

🇫🇷French

contentement

bonheur avec sa situation dans la vie

🇪🇸Spanish

contentamiento

felicidad con la situación de uno en la vida

🇮🇹Italian

contentezza

felicità per la propria situazione nella vita

🇳🇱Dutch

tevredenheid

geluk met iemands levenssituatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

contentamento

felicidade com a situação de vida

🇷🇺Russian

удовлетворенность

счастье в своей жизненной ситуации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संतोष

जीवन में किसी की स्थिति से खुशी

🇧🇩Bengali

তৃপ্তি

জীবনে একজনের পরিস্থিতি নিয়ে সুখ

🇮🇳Tamil

மனநிறைவு

வாழ்க்கையில் ஒருவரின் சூழ்நிலையில் மகிழ்ச்சி

🇮🇳Telugu

సంతృప్తి

జీవితంలో ఒకరి పరిస్థితితో ఆనందం

🇮🇳Marathi

समाधान

जीवनातील परिस्थितीसह आनंद

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંતોષ

જીવનની પરિસ્થિતિ સાથે સુખ

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೃಪ್ತಿ

ಜೀವನದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಬ್ಬರ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಂತೋಷ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സംതൃപ്തി

ജീവിതത്തിൽ ഒരാളുടെ അവസ്ഥയിൽ സന്തോഷം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟੀ

ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਸੇ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

قناعت

زندگی میں کسی کے حالات کے ساتھ خوشی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

满意

对自己的生活状况感到满意

🇯🇵Japanese

満足

人生における自分の状況に対する幸福

🇰🇷Korean

만족

자신의 삶의 상황에 대한 행복

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hài lòng

hạnh phúc với hoàn cảnh của một người trong cuộc sống

🇹🇭Thai

ความพึงพอใจ

ความสุขกับสถานการณ์ในชีวิต

🇮🇩Indonesian

kepuasan

kebahagiaan dengan situasi hidup seseorang

🇵🇭Filipino

kasiyahan

kaligayahan sa sitwasyon ng isang tao sa buhay

🇲🇾Malay

kepuasan

kebahagiaan dengan situasi hidup seseorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الرضا

السعادة مع وضع المرء في الحياة

🇮🇷Persian

رضایت

خوشبختی با موقعیت خود در زندگی

🇹🇷Turkish

memnuniyet

kişinin hayattaki durumundan mutluluk

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׂבִיעוּת רָצוֹן

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The primary meaning of 'contentment' is 'happiness with one's situation in life'.

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