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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Characterised by contentedness, contentfulness, or contentment.
If thou continuest in thy body, 'tis easie for thee, and sweet and contentsome to heap up treasures for eternity: and if thou partest from it, thy hopes are great and fair that the journey thou art going is to a world of unknown felicity.
I hope you've had a contentsome winter isnt^([sic]) it joyous to feel spring is on the way—leastways that the winter has probably done its worst for this year it busted my pipes.
Martha, Nan's sister-in-law, comforts the baby; she says her own child '“was wonderful contentsome.”'
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Contentsome means Characterised by contentedness, contentfulness, or contentment.
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If thou continuest in thy body, 'tis easie for thee, and sweet and contentsome to heap up treasures for eternity: and if thou partest from it, thy hopes are great and fair that the journey thou art going is to a world of unknown felicity.
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