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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. 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 …

  4. 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 …

  5. 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, …

  6. 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 …

  7. "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 …

  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. single word requests - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    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. What's the equal and opposite proverb of "Variety is the spice of …

    Jun 27, 2021 · To the extent that "variety is the spice of life" implies that change is necessary for happiness, a contrary (though not exactly opposite) proverb might be "A contented mind is a …