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Contented vs Compliant - What's the difference?

contented | compliant |

As adjectives the difference between contented and compliant

is that contented is satisfied while compliant is willing to comply; yielding; bending; pliant; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.

As a verb contented

is (content).

contented

English

Verb

(head)
  • (content)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • satisfied
  • * 1795 , ISSN 0037-7333, volume 4, number 3, June 2010, page 72:
    • "I shall now die contented ," [Boswell] breathed, "since I have lived to see the present day."

    compliant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Willing to comply; yielding; bending; pliant; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
    • The suspect was compliant when arrested.
  • Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.
    • The browser is standards compliant .
    The workplace is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

    Derived terms

    (compatible with guidlines) * *

    See also

    * compliantly

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