contentness
contentness noun: the state of being content; contentedness.
Noun
contentness (uncountable)
- The state of being content; contentedness.
- 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).1984, The Adyar library bulletin, volume 48, pages 65, 76
- The definition of the effectness, as proposed by the Prācyas, is too narrow to cover such non-produced effects as the contentness of the pot etc. in the context of knowing, desiring etc. For instance, consider the contentness in the context of the statement ‘Caitra knows the pot’ (ghaṭam jānāti...1991, Vinayaka P. Bhatta, Epistemology, Logic, and Grammer^([sic]) in the Analysis of Sentence-meaning, volume 1, Criticism of Prācyas theory, page 242
- Synonyms:
- contentedness, satisfaction, blitheness, blithesomeness, cheerfulness, cheeriness, delight, delightedness, elatedness, elation
contentness meaning in Tamil
contentness in Tamil
- contentness, satisfaction
- சந்தோஷம் cantōṣam
Examples of contentness in a sentence
- The definition of the effectness, as proposed by the Prācyas, is too narrow to cover such non-produced effects as the contentness of the pot etc. in the context of knowing, desiring etc.1991, Vinayaka P. Bhatta, Epistemology, Logic, and Grammer^([sic]) in the Analysis of Sentence-meaning, volume 1, Criticism of Prācyas...
- Being humiliated means that the individual has lost their dignity or honor, which is also at odds with rational contentness.2016, Guorong Yang, On Human Action and Practical Wisdom, Brill Publishers, →ISBN, page 75:
Synonyms of contentness
Origin of contentness
From content + -ness.
Questions about contentness
- What does contentness mean?
- Contentness means the state of being content; contentedness.
- What is contentness in Tamil?
- Contentness in Tamil is சந்தோஷம் (cantōṣam). See Contentness meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use contentness in a sentence?
- The definition of the effectness, as proposed by the Prācyas, is too narrow to cover such non-produced effects as the contentness of the pot etc. in the context of knowing, desiring etc.
- What part of speech is contentness?
- Contentness is a noun.
Words near contentness in the dictionary
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