What does "contentness" mean?

The state of being content; contentedness.

Contentness

Q: What is a synonym for "contentness"?

Common synonyms include: blitheness, blithesomeness, cheerfulness, cheeriness, contentedness, delight.

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Definitions

Noun

1
The state of being content; contentedness. uncountable
"A cardinal tenet of Navya-nyāya system is that every cognition (jñāna) must have viṣayatā (contentness). […] The definition implies that contentness as the relational abstract is abstracted from the content (viṣaya) of a cognition (jñāna)."

Synonyms

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blitheness blithesomeness cheerfulness cheeriness contentedness delight

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"A cardinal tenet of Navya-nyāya system is that every cognition (jñāna) must have viṣayatā (contentness). […] The definition implies that contentness as the relational abstract is abstracted from the content (viṣaya) of a cognition (jñāna)."

Etymology

From content + -ness.

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