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• con|tent´ed|ly — con|tent|ed «kuhn TEHN tihd», adjective. satisfied; pleased; easy in mind: »A contented person is happy with what he has. When men are employed they are best contented (Benjamin Franklin). –con|tent´ed|ly, adverb. –con|tent´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• con|tent|ed — «kuhn TEHN tihd», adjective. satisfied; pleased; easy in mind: »A contented person is happy with what he has. When men are employed they are best contented (Benjamin Franklin). –con|tent´ed|ly, adverb. –con|tent´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• con|tent´ed|ness — con|tent|ed «kuhn TEHN tihd», adjective. satisfied; pleased; easy in mind: »A contented person is happy with what he has. When men are employed they are best contented (Benjamin Franklin). –con|tent´ed|ly, adverb. –con|tent´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• con|tent-ad|dress|a|ble — «KON tuhnt uh DREHS uh buhl», adjective. having to do with or designating a type of computer memory to which access is determined by presenting to it any word contained in the data being sought: »At the heart of this computer is an associative or …   Useful english dictionary

• con|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 …   Useful english dictionary

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• dis´con|tent´ed|ness — dis|con|tent|ed «DIHS kuhn TEHN tihd», adjective. not contented; not satisfied; displeased and restless: »She was discontented with the lonely life in the country. The discontented workers went on strike. SYNONYM(S): dissatisfied.… …   Useful english dictionary

• dis´con|tent´ed|ly — dis|con|tent|ed «DIHS kuhn TEHN tihd», adjective. not contented; not satisfied; displeased and restless: »She was discontented with the lonely life in the country. The discontented workers went on strike. SYNONYM(S): dissatisfied.… …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|con|tent|ed — «DIHS kuhn TEHN tihd», adjective. not contented; not satisfied; displeased and restless: »She was discontented with the lonely life in the country. The discontented workers went on strike. SYNONYM(S): dissatisfied. –dis´con|tent´ed|ly, adverb.… …   Useful english dictionary

• mal´con|tent´ed|ness — mal|con|tent|ed «MAL kuhn TEHN tihd», adjective. discontented; malcontent: »“We are anxious to give the best possible service, and malcontented guests will be welcome to call at the office” (Sunday Times). –mal´con|tent´ed|ly, adverb.… …   Useful english dictionary