Contentsome

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterised by contentedness, contentfulness, or contentment

    "If thou continuest in thy body, 'tis easie for thee, and sweet and contentsome to heap up treasures for eternity: and if thou partest from it, thy hopes are great and fair that the journey thou art going is to a world of unknown felicity."

Example

More examples

"If thou continuest in thy body, 'tis easie for thee, and sweet and contentsome to heap up treasures for eternity: and if thou partest from it, thy hopes are great and fair that the journey thou art going is to a world of unknown felicity."

Etymology

From content + -some.

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