Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Contented (-er)
content (-eth)contentment (-'s)
contented (-er), verbal adj. [see content, adj.] (webplay: condition, limits, rest, satisfied, soul, stop, want).
Pleased; satisfied; not complaining; not demanding more; willing to put up with the current situation though it may not be ideal.
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