contentedness

  • 101contented — [kən tent′id] adj. having or showing no desire for something more or different; satisfied [a contented look] contentedly adv. contentedness n …

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  • 102contented — adj. (often foll. by with, or to + infin.) 1 happy, satisfied. 2 (foll. by with) willing to be content (was contented with the outcome). Derivatives: contentedly adv. contentedness n …

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  • 103self-contented — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : self satisfied • self contentedly | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adverb • self contentedness | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun es …

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  • 104half-contented — adj.; half contentedly, adv.; half contentedness, n …

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  • 105con|tent|ment — «kuhn TEHNT muhnt», noun. 1. satisfaction; being pleased; ease of mind; happiness: »The noblest mind the best contentment has (Edmund Spenser). SYNONYM(S): contentedness. 2. Archaic. the act of satisfying or the state of being satisfied …

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  • 106ABRAHAM BEN MOSES BEN MAIMON — (1186–1237), theologian, exegete, communal leader, mystical pietist, and physician. Little was known about him prior to the discovery of the cairo genizah , which has preserved many of his writings, in part autographic. Born in Fustat, Egypt, on… …

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  • 107GABIROL, SOLOMON BEN JUDAH, IBN — (c. 1021–c. 1057; Ar. Abu Ayyub Sulayman ibn Yahya ibn Gabirul; Lat. Avicebron), Spanish poet and philosopher. His Life The main source of information on Ibn Gabirol s life is his poems, although frequently they offer no more than hints. A number …

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