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  1. What's the difference between "content" and "contented"?

    First, it's content with and contented with; never of. Second, there is really no difference between one's unspecified emotional state (content) and a state reached as a result of some …

  2. adjectives - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    The great Groucho Marx once gave a good funny example of the difference between satisfied and contented: Two man were arguing about the question: what's the difference between satisfied …

  3. Can the word "sigh" be positive? [closed] - English Language

    Nov 28, 2015 · A sigh can be positive, but without verbal or gestural qualification to the contrary, a sigh ('a sudden, prolonged, deep and more or less audible respiration, following on a deep …

  4. meaning - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Nov 28, 2014 · Given this sentence: I find (content/contentment) when sitting on a crowded subway train. or in the sentence fragment: my place of (content/contentment) In the dictionary, …

  5. Is there a word to describe someone who is, or the state of being ...

    Jul 29, 2019 · Is there a word to describe someone who is, or the state of being, content with hanging around others without interacting with them?

  6. "A feeling of content" or "A feeling of contentment"?

    Apr 7, 2014 · Yes, you can use content as you have there. An example from the link: the greater part of the century was a time of content The main difference (according to the dictionary I …

  7. The usage of sigh - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Dec 10, 2019 · the dictionary in its examples reads: sigh Verb (used without object) to let out one's breath audibly, as from sorrow, weariness, or relief. Now relief is a synonym of …

  8. Contentious vs Contentment - same root but different meaning

    I am having trouble in figuring it out why there is a difference between their meaning as i think that the root "content" is shared by both the words content + ious ; content + ment where contentment

  9. What do you call a person who is never content with anything that …

    Aug 21, 2014 · I am looking for an adjective for a person who, no matter what you give him/her (materially or otherwise), is never content and always expects more.

  10. Is there a specific name for that singular exhalation laugh that ...

    Oct 21, 2023 · I'm betting that most people know exactly what I am talking about. It happens when you're scrolling through some social media and you see something that is only a little funny. It …