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self-content

[self-kuhn-tent, self-] / ˈsɛlf kənˈtɛnt, ˌsɛlf- /
NOUN
self-esteem
Synonyms
STRONGEST
confidence dignity morale self-respect
STRONG
conceit egotism narcissism self-assurance self-regard self-satisfaction vanity worth
WEAK
amour propre
Antonyms
STRONG
humility meekness modesty
WEAK
self-deprecation
NOUN
self-respect/self-esteem
Synonyms
WEAK
amour-propre conceit confidence dignity egotism faith in oneself morale narcissism self-assurance self-regard self-satisfaction vanity worth
Antonyms
WEAK
self-doubt uncertainty

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Cricket is linked with the Golden Age of English power and self-content, the idyll that supposedly existed before the First World War.

From Newsweek

For these are necessary if for no more than as alarm clocks to awake us from our dreaming self-content.

From Journeys to Bagdad by Brooks, Charles S. (Charles Stephen)

There are hermit souls that live withdrawn In the peace of their self-content; There are souls, like stars, that dwell apart In a fellowless firmament.

From The Shepherd Psalm A Meditation by Evans, William

She paused and bridled as she surveyed the attentive company, her manner full of self-content.

From Making People Happy by Fisher, Harrison

As Dick climbed in beside her, she bent her head to Lestrange; if she had regretted her impulsive confidence, again the clear sanity and calm of the gray eyes she encountered established self-content.

From The Flying Mercury by Frederick, Edmund