To find contentment...

To find contentment...

Contentment...anything that brings a person satisfaction; forever, momentary, occasional innocence, to behold what a single person perceives as content no matter that it may not equal the same feeling another person feels when they are content. There are those who never seem to feel content or don't seem to recognize contentment even if they are in such a state or don't care to feel content, to feel satisfied but do even when they feel they are not...what is complete satisfaction, can that completeness ever be achieved? Would you know? Too often we all claim to know what contentment is or when it's complete...no matter the perception, completion implies a finality, the end of discontent. Contentment also implies an acceptance that we must all feel good in the same way, there is only good and we all perceive "good" the same way... are bad people experiencing good the same way another group experiences the good?

con·tent1

kənˈtent/

adjective

adjective: content

1. 1.
   in a state of peaceful happiness.

   "he seemed more content, less bitter"

   synonyms:

   contented, satisfied, pleased, gratified, fulfilled, happy, cheerful, glad; More

   antonyms:

   discontented, dissatisfied

   • satisfied with a certain level of achievement, good fortune, etc., and not wishing for more.

     "he had to be content with third place"

verb

verb: content; 3rd person present: contents; past tense: contented; past participle: contented; gerund or present participle: contenting

1. 1.
   satisfy (someone).

   "nothing would content her"

   synonyms:

   satisfy, please; More

   • accept as adequate despite wanting more or better.

     "we contented ourselves with a few small purchases"

noun

noun: content; plural noun: contents

1. 1.
   a state of satisfaction.

   "the greater part of the century was a time of content"
2. 2.
   a member of the British House of Lords who votes for a particular motion.

Origin

late Middle English: via Old French from Latin contentus 'satisfied,' past participle of continere (see contain).

con·tent2

ˈkäntent/

noun

noun: content; plural noun: contents

1. 1.
   the things that are held or included in something.

   "he unscrewed the top of the flask and drank the contents"

   • the amount of a particular constituent occurring in a substance.

     "milk with a low-fat content"

     synonyms:

     amount, proportion, quantity "foods with a high fiber content"

   • a list of the titles of chapters or sections contained in a book or periodical.

     "the contents page"

     synonyms:

     constituents, ingredients, components, elements "the contents of a vegetarian sausage"

   • information made available by a website or other electronic medium.

     "online content providers"
2. 2.
   the substance or material dealt with in a speech, literary work, etc., as distinct from its form or style.

   "the outward form and precise content of the messages"

   synonyms:

   subject matter, subject, theme, argument, thesis, message, thrust, substance, matter, material, text, ideas "the content of the essay"

Origin

late Middle English: from medieval Latin contentum (plural contenta 'things contained'), neuter past participle of continere (see contain).

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con·tent·ment

kənˈtentmənt/

noun

noun: contentment

1. a state of happiness and satisfaction.

   "he found contentment in living a simple life in the country"

   synonyms:

   contentedness, content, satisfaction, gratification, fulfillment, happiness, pleasure, cheerfulness; More

Origin

late Middle English (denoting the payment of a claim): from French contentement, from Latin contentus(see content1).

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