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contentezza

contentment, happiness

noun kon-ten-TET-tsah Rare
Mind & Emotions Emotions

Origin: From contento (content), ultimately from Latin contentus.

Usage Note

Contentezza expresses a calm, quiet satisfaction — closer to 'contentment' than to gioia (joy) or felicità (happiness), which are more intense. It is always feminine. The phrase non stare nella propria pelle dalla contentezza (to be beside oneself with happiness) is idiomatic.

Examples

"Provava una profonda contentezza per i risultati ottenuti."

Natural Translation

She felt a deep contentment for the results achieved.

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