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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | at ease; happy |
| Synonyms: | at peace, cheerful, comfortable, complacent, content, glad, gratified, pleased, satisfied, serene, thankful |
| Antonyms: | depress, discontent, discontented, dissatisfied, disturbed, unhappy, unsatisfied, upset |
| Concept: | Content. |
| Category: | 1. Passive Affections |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
content, contentment, contentedness; complacency, satisfaction, entire satisfaction, ease, heart's ease, peace of mind; serenity; cheerfulness; ray of comfort; comfort (well- being) [more]., reconciliation; resignation (patience)., waiter on Providence.
-verbs
be content; rest satisfied, rest and be thankful; take the good the gods provide, let well alone, feel oneself at home, hug oneself, lay the flattering unction to one's soul., take up with, take in good part; assent; be reconciled to, make one's peace with; get over it; take heart, take comfort; put up with (bear)., render content; set at ease, comfort; set one's heart at ease, set one's mind at ease, set one's heart at rest, set one's mind at rest; speak peace; conciliate, reconcile, win over, propitiate, disarm, beguile; content, satisfy; gratify., be tolerated; go down, go down with; do.
-adjectives
content, contented; satisfied; at ease, at one's ease, at home; with the mind at ease, sans souci, sine cura, easygoing, not particular; conciliatory; unrepining, of good comfort; resigned (patient); cheerful., unafflicted, unvexed, unmolested, unplagued; serene; at rest, snug, comfortable; in one's element., satisfactory, tolerable.
-adverbs
to one's heart's content; a la bonne heure; all for the best.
-phrases
nothing comes amiss.
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| Antonyms: | discontent |
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| Main Entry: | blessed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy |
| Synonyms: | blissful, content, contented, endowed, favored, fortunate, glad, granted, joyful, joyous, lucky |
| Antonyms: | condemned, cursed, damned, unblessed, unfavored, unhappy, unlucky |
| Main Entry: | cheerful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy |
| Synonyms: | airy, animated, blithe, bouncy, bright, bucked, buoyant, cheery, chipper, chirpy, contented, effervescent, enlivening, enthusiastic, full of pep, gay, glad, gladsome, good-humored, good-natured, hearty, high, hilarious, hopeful, in good spirits, in high spirits, jaunty, jocund, jolly, joyful, lighthearted, lively, merry, optimistic, peppy, perky, pleasant, roseate, rosy, sanguine, snappy, sparkling, sprightly, sunny, sunny side up, up*, upbeat, vivacious, winsome, zappy, zingy, zippy |
| Antonyms: | cheerless, depressed, gloomy, grave, heavy, melancholy, sad, serious, unhappy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | comfortable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | good feeling |
| Synonyms: | adequate, agreeable, appropriate, at rest, cared for, cheerful, complacent, contented, convenient, cozy, delightful, easy, enjoyable, enjoying, gratified, hale, happy, healthy, hearty, loose, loose-fitting, made well, pleasant, pleased, protected, relaxed, relaxing, relieved, rested, restful, restored, satisfactory, satisfying, serene, sheltered, snug, snug as a bug in a rug, soft, soothed, strengthened, untroubled, useful, warm, well-off |
| Antonyms: | discontented, hopeless, miserable, neglected, uncomfortable, unhappy, upset |
| Main Entry: | content |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy, agreeable |
| Synonyms: | appeased, at ease, can't complain, comfortable, complacent, contented, fat dumb and happy, fulfilled, gratified, pleased as punch, satisfied, smug, tickled pink, willing |
| Antonyms: | depressed, disagreeable, discontent, dissatisfied, disturbed, needy, unhappy, upset, wanting |
| Main Entry: | easy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | leisurely, relaxed |
| Synonyms: | at ease, calm, carefree, comfortable, comfy, commodious, composed, content, contented, cozy, cursive, cushy, easeful, effortless, flowing, fluent, forthright, gentle, in clover, languid, light, mild, moderate, peaceful, pleasant, prosperous, quiet, running, satisfied, secure, serene, slow, smooth, snug, soft, spontaneous, substantial, successful, temperate, thriving, tranquil, undemanding, undisturbed, unexacting, unhurried, untroubled, unworried, well-to-do |
| Antonyms: | difficult, exhausting, hard, oppressive, trying, uneasy, unleisurely, unrelaxed |
| Main Entry: | glad |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy, delightful |
| Synonyms: | animated, beaming, beautiful, blithesome, bright, can't complain, cheerful, cheering, cheery, contented, exhilarated, felicitous, floating on air, gay, genial, gleeful, gratified, gratifying, hilarious, jocund, jovial, joyful, joyous, lighthearted, merry, mirthful, overjoyed, pleasant, pleased, pleased as punch, pleasing, radiant, rejoicing, sparkling, tickled, tickled pink, tickled to death, up, willing |
| Antonyms: | sad, unhappy |
| Main Entry: | happy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in high spirits; satisfied |
| Synonyms: | blessed, blest, blissful, blithe, can't complain, captivated, cheerful, chipper, chirpy, content, contented, convivial, delighted, ecstatic, elated, exultant, flying high, gay, glad, gleeful, gratified, intoxicated, jolly, joyful, joyous, jubilant, laughing, light, lively, looking good, merry, mirthful, on cloud nine, overjoyed, peaceful, peppy, perky, playful, pleasant, pleased, sparkling, sunny, thrilled, tickled, tickled pink, up, upbeat, walking on air |
| Antonyms: | depressed, discouraged, dissatisfied, miserable, morose, pained, sad, sorrowful, unhappy |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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