## Etymology
From Middle French contentement, from contenter ('to satisfy'), from Latin contentus ('satisfied, contained'), past participle of continere ('to hold together').

## AI Etymology
Contentment is from Middle French contentement, from contenter ('to satisfy'), from Latin contentus ('satisfied, contained'), past participle of continere ('to hold together'). The ancestry passes through Latin contentus and Latin continere. In present use as a noun, it means "a state of peaceful happiness and satisfaction", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include content, contented, and contentedness. Its contrast set includes discontent, dissatisfaction, restlessness, and unhappiness, which clarifies the semantic boundary of the modern word.

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