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Contented vs Gleeful - What's the difference?

contented | gleeful |

As adjectives the difference between contented and gleeful

is that contented is satisfied while gleeful is exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.

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."

    gleeful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * gleefull (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.

    • Synonyms

    * elated * exhilarated * high-spirited * overjoyed

    Related terms

    * glee * gleefully