well-contentedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlkənˈtɛntᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlkənˈtɛn(t)əd/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and contented adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., contented adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + contented adj. Compare earlier well-content adj.

Very happy; extremely content.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [adjective]

paidc1225

well-queemc1225

well-paidc1230

apaid1297

well-apaidc1300

setea1350

pleaseda1382

contentc1400

agreed1417

well-pleased1423

well begonea1425

well-contenta1438

well-contented1461

satisfied1477

contentful1542

unrepining1559

satisfied1566

sufficed1590

contented1597

undispleased1598

perfecta1616

complacential1658

in humour1673

beneplacit1678

comfortable1770

gratified1818

wishless1820

like a possum up a gum tree1840

chuffc1860

all right1882

gruntled1938

chuffed1957

1461–2 Rolls of Parl.: Edward IV (Electronic ed.) Parl. Nov. 1461 §16. m. 10 With the which..his highnes was agreed, wele contented and pleased yevyng his good and gracious assent to the same.

1555 R. Pownall tr. W. Musculus Temporysour iii. E j b Being wel contented to suffre & indure al that the Lord hath ordeined for me, in that behalf.

1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. C.i^v My loue and lord..Whome I was wont tembrace with well contented minde.

1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets xxxii. sig. C3^v If thou suruiue my well contented daie.

1611 Tarlton's Jests (1866) 204 The gentleman, noting his mad humour, went his way well contented: for he knew not how to amend it.

a1661 B. Holyday tr. Juvenal Satyres (1673) xiii. 238 Then there was no such rout Of gods, as now: a few did serve throughout The well-contented skies.

1767 W. Dodd Poems 48 A small, tho' neat, and well contented home.

1842 Ld. Tennyson Gardener's Daughter in Poems (new ed.) II. 23 From the woods Came voices of the well-contented doves.

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 431 Unless The dawn..should creep Cold-footed o'er their well-contented sleep.

1945 Motor Boating Dec. 32/1 For dinner that night we had roast turkey,..flaky boiled potatoes, salad, cookies, peaches and coffee. What a well contented feeling that meal gave us!

1991 M. Dorris & L. Erdrich Crown of Columbus v. 95 By the time Grandma took it upon herself to live with me he was an enormous, energetic, well-contented toddler and Grandma couldn't see what all my fuss had been about.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-contented
释义	well-contentedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlkənˈtɛntᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlkənˈtɛn(t)əd/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and contented adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., contented adj. Etymology: < well adv. + contented adj. Compare earlier well-content adj. Very happy; extremely content. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [adjective] paidc1225 well-queemc1225 well-paidc1230 apaid1297 well-apaidc1300 setea1350 pleaseda1382 contentc1400 agreed1417 well-pleased1423 well begonea1425 well-contenta1438 well-contented1461 satisfied1477 contentful1542 unrepining1559 satisfied1566 sufficed1590 contented1597 undispleased1598 perfecta1616 complacential1658 in humour1673 beneplacit1678 comfortable1770 gratified1818 wishless1820 like a possum up a gum tree1840 chuffc1860 all right1882 gruntled1938 chuffed1957 1461–2 Rolls of Parl.: Edward IV (Electronic ed.) Parl. Nov. 1461 §16. m. 10 With the which..his highnes was agreed, wele contented and pleased yevyng his good and gracious assent to the same. 1555 R. Pownall tr. W. Musculus Temporysour iii. E j b Being wel contented to suffre & indure al that the Lord hath ordeined for me, in that behalf. 1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. C.i^v My loue and lord..Whome I was wont tembrace with well contented minde. 1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets xxxii. sig. C3^v If thou suruiue my well contented daie. View more context for this quotation 1611 Tarlton's Jests (1866) 204 The gentleman, noting his mad humour, went his way well contented: for he knew not how to amend it. a1661 B. Holyday tr. Juvenal Satyres (1673) xiii. 238 Then there was no such rout Of gods, as now: a few did serve throughout The well-contented skies. 1767 W. Dodd Poems 48 A small, tho' neat, and well contented home. 1842 Ld. Tennyson Gardener's Daughter in Poems (new ed.) II. 23 From the woods Came voices of the well-contented doves. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 431 Unless The dawn..should creep Cold-footed o'er their well-contented sleep. 1945 Motor Boating Dec. 32/1 For dinner that night we had roast turkey,..flaky boiled potatoes, salad, cookies, peaches and coffee. What a well contented feeling that meal gave us! 1991 M. Dorris & L. Erdrich Crown of Columbus v. 95 By the time Grandma took it upon herself to live with me he was an enormous, energetic, well-contented toddler and Grandma couldn't see what all my fuss had been about. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1461
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