self-content

Definition of self-contentnext

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Noun
  • Perhaps the ultimate answer to self-contentment is have less, not more.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 May 2026
  • The study identifies 12 specific life factors that predict whether an older adult will age with dignity and resilience—and inner attitudes dominate: self-contentment, optimism, and a sense of purpose all outrank physical capability and financial security.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • There was too much egoism politically for each country to be all together with a unique economy, language and president.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2026
  • McGuane also reminded me that Hemingway was, to put it politely, a complicated personality, a domineering figure prone to brawling, affairs, and cask-strength egoism.
    Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The situation gets even worse once Bonnie’s concerned parents try to connect their daughter with friends by buying her a Lilypad, a child-appropriate smart tablet in frog-like casing, voiced with slappably perky self-satisfaction by Greta Lee.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
  • After 50 minutes of self-satisfaction, the hero fades serenely into a sunset that Dudamel made miraculously mystical.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • Four years later, there’s not a hint of complacency or dejection in France.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 4 July 2026
  • Interestingly, extreme cold warnings do not elicit such complacency or skepticism.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Most of the film plays out in something close to real time, and the directors, loath to hurry scenes along, slow the action down with a technical virtuosity that sometimes tilts into self-admiration.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
  • At first, Oliver meekly and gratefully laps up, metaphorically, the warm milk of affection that the family bestows on him between their rounds of backbiting and oblivious self-admiration.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2023
Noun
  • The demon was largely limited to one expression — smugness — and was inexplicably the only character who spoke Japanese.
    Corbin Bolies, Variety, 10 June 2026
  • One widespread subspecies endemic to the area is the haughty Cardinal, recognized by its bright-red plumage and smugness about winning a dozen National League Central crowns.
    Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • The bathroom is nearby and contains a vanity sink, a walk-in shower, and an incinerating toilet – which literally turns waste into ash.
    Adam Williams July 01, New Atlas, 1 July 2026
  • The hotel’s wellness focus extends to the bathrooms, which boast walk-in showers, claw-foot soaking tubs, and double-sink marble vanities embellished with ornate gilt mirrors.
    Veronica M. Stoddart, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • That historical egotism fuelled their headiest ambitions.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Play Now Toni’s blasé egotism is mostly consistent across a film filled with conspiracy, backstabbing, and political fallout.
    Rory Doherty, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Self-content.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-content. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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