What does contentment mean?
Word: Contentment
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Contentment means a calm, happy feeling of having enough and not wanting anything more.
Synonyms: happiness, peace
Antonyms: discontent, dissatisfaction
How do you spell contentment?
Syllables: con - tent - ment
Tricky part: There are three t's, and the one that closes content is easy to drop when you say the word fast: contenment.
Watch out for: contenment, contendment
Memory tip: A content cat never loses its tail: keep the t that closes content.
Contentment in a sentence
Example 1: The cat purred with contentment on the warm windowsill.
Example 2: Grandma found contentment in her small garden.
Example 3: There was a look of contentment on his face after the meal.
Fun Fact
The Hindi word santosh means contentment, and Santosh is also a common name in India.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
contentment
a) anger
b) satisfaction
c) worry
d) greed
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b) satisfaction. Satisfaction is the pleased feeling of having what you need.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) lonelyness
b) contentment
c) excitment
d) hapiness
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b) contentment. Happiness needs a double p, excitement keeps its e and loneliness changes y to i.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
nemtcotnent
a) cotnentment
b) contnetment
c) contentment
d) cnotentment
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c) contentment. Every wrong choice muddles the start; read the first two beats slowly to spot it.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Dad read his newspaper with quiet contentmant on Sunday.
a) newspaper
b) contentmant
c) quiet
d) Sunday
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b) contentmant. The suffix is ment, as in enjoyment.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which scene best shows contentment?
a) an old man humming in his armchair
b) a baby crying for its milk
c) a boy sulking over a broken toy
d) a girl rushing to catch her bus
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a) an old man humming in his armchair
2. Which remark would a person full of contentment make?
a) Nothing ever goes right.
b) I want a bigger house.
c) Why do others get more?
d) I have all I need.
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d) I have all I need.
