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Contentment Contentment is a mental or emotional state of satisfaction maybe drawn from being at ease in one's situation, body and mind. Colloquially speaking, contentment could be a state of having accepted one's situation and is a milder and more tentative form of happiness. Contentment and the pursuit of contentment are possibly a central thread through many philosophical or religious schools across diverse cultures, times and geographies. Siddharta might have said Health is the most precious gain and c
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attainment The definition of attainment is an act of achieving or getting something or something that is achieved or acquired. 1  Working on a Ph.D. is an example of an attainment.  The receipt of a Ph.D. after years of study is an attainment.
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dissatisfaction noun. Dissatisfaction is defined as the state of being unhappy, or the thing causing the unhappiness. An example of dissatisfaction is feeling that a hotel did not meet the level of service expected.
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satisfaction SATISFACTION, construction by courts of equity. Satisfaction is defined to be the donation of a thing, with the intention, express or implied, that such donation is to be an extinguishment of some existing right or claim in the donee.
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happiness See Also: CONTENTMENT, JOY, PLEASURE. 1  All happiness is a chance encounter and at every moment presents itself to you like a beggar by the roadside —André Gide. 2  The best advice on the art of being happy is about as easy to follow as advice to be well when one is sick —Madame Swetchine See Also: DIFFICULTY. 3  Dry happiness is like dry bread.
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Definition of Embarkation Embarkment is the process of loading a passenger ship or an airplane with passengers or military personnel, related to and overlapping with individual boarding on aircraft and ships.
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- Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals(noun) a source of materials to nourish the body. support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance(noun) the financial means whereby one lives.
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- allotment. 1  the act of allotting. 2  a portion or thing allotted; a share granted. ( 3 in U.S. military use) the portion of pay that an officer or enlisted person authorizes to be paid directly to another person, as a dependent, or an institution, as an insurance company. 4  British. a plot of land rented to a gardener.
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- Definition of pleasant. 1  1 : having qualities that tend to give pleasure : agreeable a pleasant day. 2  2 : having or characterized by pleasing manners, behavior, or appearance.
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- Examples of contented in a sentence. 1  She felt peaceful and contented. 2  having had her fill of candy, the contented girl sank back into the easy chair and dozed off.
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- Definition of apportionment - the action or result of apportioning something Definition of apportionment - the action or result of apportioning something dictionary
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Distress Distress is. When we are upset about something, we feel distress, a generalized sensation of discomfort and emotional arousal. Distress is the opposite of contentment. Both are general emotional states, one being negatively aroused whilst the other is positively calmed.
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Definitions &Translations Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  augmentation(Noun) The act or process of augmenting. 2  augmentation(Noun) A particular mark of honour, granted by the sovereign in consideration of some noble action, or by favour; and either quartered with the family arms, or on an escutcheon or canton.
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Notes on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics B. Material definition of happiness--what it consists in. We have defined happiness formally as the complete and sufficient good for a human being. But there are many different views of what sorts of life satisfy this formal definition.appiness (or flourishing or living well) is a complete and sufficient good. This implies (a) that it is desired for itself, (b) that it is not desired for the sake of anything else, (c) that it satisfies all desire and has no evil mixed in with it, and (d) that it is stable.
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The Danger of Christian Complacency One of the greatest dangers in the Christian life is complacency. Contentment in Christ is to be sought after and celebrated. Complacency in Christ, however, is very different. Christian contentment means that no matter what happens, you are fully satisfied in Jesus.
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pleasantness pleasantness - the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling. 2. pleasantness - the quality of giving pleasure; he was charmed by the sweetness of her manner; the pleasantness of a cool breeze on a hot summer day. sweetness. quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; the quality of mercy is not strained--Shakespeare.
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- Full Definition of DISSATISFACTION. : the quality or state of being dissatisfied: discontent. See dissatisfaction defined for English-language learners.
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Definitions &Translations Wiktionary (3.00 / 1 vote) Rate this definition: satisfaction (Noun). A fulfillment of a need or desire. He enjoyed the dish with great satisfaction. He'll order it again the next time he arrives.
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- impressment definition: the practice or act of impressing men or property into service, esp. into military or naval serviceOrigin of impressment impress + -ment...
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HISTORY [sat-is-fahy] /ˈsæt ɪsˌfaɪ/. verb (used with object), satisfied, satisfying. 1. to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty meal satisfied him. 2. to put an end to (a desire, want, need, etc.) by sufficient or ample provision: The hearty meal satisfied his hunger.
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Definitions &Translations Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Epaulement(noun) a side work, made of gabions, fascines, or bags, filled with earth, or of earth heaped up, to afford cover from the flanking fire of an enemy.
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- Definition of augment. 1  transitive verb. 2  1 : to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense The impact of the report was augmented by its timing. 3  2 : supplement She took a second job to augment her income.  3 grammar : to add an augment to (a verb form) (see 1  2augment) intransitive verb. :  to become augmented.
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attainment attainment. n. 1. an achievement or the act of achieving; accomplishment. (əˈteɪn mənt).
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Definitions &Translations Princeton's WordNet (4.25 / 4 votes) Rate this definition: content (noun). everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something. he emptied the contents of his pockets; the two groups were similar in content. message, content, subject matter, substance (noun).n media production and publishing, content is information and experiences that may provide value for an end-user/audience in specific contexts. Content may be delivered via any medium such as the internet, television, and audio CDs, as well as live events such as conferences and stage performances.
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contented Definition of contented. : feeling or showing satisfaction with one's possessions, status, or situation a contented smile They lived a contented life.
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- What is Apportionment? The Distribution or Allotment (of Assessed Value) in proper shares.