Contentness

Quick meaning: Contentness is a noun meaning The state of being content; contentedness.

Meaning

The state of being content; contentedness.

Example Sentences

A cardinal tenet of Navya-nyāya system is that every cognition (jñāna) must have viṣayatā (contentness). […] The definition implies that contentness as the relational abstract is abstracted from the content (viṣaya) of a cognition (jñāna).

In the case of a true cognition the complex contentness resides in the object which corresponds to the complex content of a cognition, but in the case of a false cognition the complex contentness does not reside in the complex object corresponding to the […]

The definition of the effectness, as proposed by the Prācyas, is too narrow to cover such non-produced effects as the contentness of the pot etc. in the context of knowing, desiring etc. For instance, consider the contentness in the context of the statement ‘Caitra knows the pot’ (ghaṭam jānāti caitrah).

Historically, the notion in China that “a scholar would rather be killed than humiliated” displays a type of value orientation and action choice that shows the tension between the existence of emotional manifestations and contentness. Being humiliated means that the individual has lost their dignity or honor, which is also at odds with rational contentness.

Synonyms for contentness

Depending on context, synonyms include contentedness, satisfaction, blitheness, blithesomeness, cheerfulness, cheeriness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include contentedness, contentment, contentfulness, discontentedness, uncontentedness, satisfiedness.

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