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contentsome

contentsome adjective: characterised by contentedness, contentfulness, or contentment.

Adjective

contentsome (comparative more contentsome, superlative most contentsome)

  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.1866, original 1665, John Morris, Kenelm Digby, Words of Comfort for the wayfarer, the weary, the sick, and the aged
    • I hope you've had a contentsome winter isnt^([sic]) it joyous to feel spring is on the way—leastways that the winter has probably done its worst for this year it busted my pipes.1990, Emily Carr, Nan Cheney, Doreen Walker, Dear Nan: Letters of Emily Carr, Nan Cheney, and Humphrey Toms

Forms of contentsome

comparativemore contentsome
superlativemost contentsome

Origin of contentsome

From content + -some.

Questions about contentsome

What does contentsome mean?
Contentsome means characterised by contentedness, contentfulness, or contentment.
What part of speech is contentsome?
Contentsome is an adjective.

Words near contentsome in the dictionary

  1. contentment
  2. contentments
  3. contentness
  4. contents
  5. contents insurance
  6. contentsome
  7. contentual
  8. contentually
  9. contentwise
  10. conterminable
  11. conterminal

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