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- I(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)SatisfactionNouns — content, contentment, contentedness; complacency, satisfaction, ease, peace of mind, clear conscience; serenity, euphoria; cheerfulness;gratification; comfort, well-being, life of Riley, bed of roses; self-content, self-satisfaction, complacency. Slang, fat city. See pleasure, relief.Verbs1. (be content) rest satisfied, let well enough alone, feel or make oneself at home, hug oneself, take in good part; take heart, take comfort, breathe easily or freely; rest on one's laurels. Informal, have nothing to complain about; go with the flow.2. (make content) tranquilize, set at rest or ease, comfort, set one's heart or mind at ease or rest; speak peace; content, satisfy, gratify, please, soothe, assuage, mollify. See pacification.Adjectives1. content[ed], satisfied, at [one's] ease, at rest, serene, at home, in clover, on cloud nine; with the mind at ease, sans souci, easygoing, not particular; complacent, imperturbable; unrepining; resigned, patient, cheerful; unafflicted, unvexed, unmolested, unplagued; snug, comfortable [as an old shoe], in one's element. Informal, mellow, laid-back; in like Flynn.2. (causing content) satisfactory, tolerable, adequate, bearable, acceptable, desirable.Adverbs — contentedly, to one's heart's content; all for the best.Interjections — very well! so much the better! well and good!; that will do!Quotations — An elegant sufficiency, content, retirement, rural quiet, friendship, books (James Thomson), To be contented — that's for cows (Coco Chanel), A jug of wine, a loaf of bread — and Thou beside me singing in the wilderness — Oh, wilderness were paradise enow! (Edward Fitzgerald), This is the last of earth! I am content (J. Q. Adams).II(Roget's IV) modif. See Synonym Study at satisfied .III(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)In.1. meaning intent, essence, significance, idea.2. satisfaction happiness, pleasure, comfort, fulfillment, gratification, delight, contentment.IIv.satisfy, please, comfort, delight, gratify, gladden, cheer.ANT.: discontent, trouble, upsetIIIa.satisfied, happy, pleased, comfortable, at ease, carefree, fulfilled, complacent, serene.ANT.: discontented, miserable, troubledIV(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adjective Having achieved satisfaction, as of one's goal: fulfilled, gratified, happy, satisfied. See HAPPY. II verb To grant or have what is demanded by (a need or desire): appease, fulfill, gratify, indulge, satisfy. See GIVE.
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