contentedness
Example Sentences
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The country is regularly billed as one of the happiest places on Earth, based on studies that purport to rank national contentedness.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2022
Mohseni’s line readings feel, at first, presentational, but her gaze is astonishing in its ability to convey longing and a mask of contentedness.
From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2022
Mikkelsen can, because he wears an assurance that telegraphs his contentedness with filling space without sucking the air out of the room.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2022
For context, education also affects happiness; more years of schooling are associated with greater contentedness.
From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2020
Inside their cedar tree, for nearly four years, he and Hatsue had held one another with the dreamy contentedness of young lovers.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
