English → Latin
“contented” in Latin
contineōto hold, keep, connect, contain, maintain; to hold or keep together/close; connect, surround; to keep in, enclose, boundparvussmall; little; puny; cheap; petty; trifling; ignorable; unimportantegō̆I; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative casetranquillusquiet, calm, still, tranquil; placid, composed, untroubled, undisturbedapprobōto regard as good, approve, favor or favour, commend, endorse; to make evident, prove, demonstrate, confirm, establish;
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
contented
contentus: with anything, aliqua re: to be contented with one’s lot, sorte sua contentum vivere: to be contented with very little, minimo contentum esse (Cic.): to be, etc., aliqua re contentum esse; acquiescere aliqua re (not to require anything more or anything else): in aliqua re acquiescere (to find contentment in anything, f. Zumpt, § 416): aliquid probare, or approbare, or accipere (to approve of; accept).
Absolutely, parvo or paucis contentus (with little): sorte sua contentus (with his fate): suis rebus contentus; eo, quod adest, contentus: tranquillus (in his mind): a contented mind, animus aequus or tranquillus. Vid: SATISFIED and CONTENT, adjective.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for contented?
- The usual Latin words for “contented” are contineō, parvus, egō̆; also tranquillus, approbō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.