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Contented vs Satisfying - What's the difference?

contented | satisfying |

As verbs the difference between contented and satisfying

is that contented is past tense of content while satisfying is present participle of lang=en.

As adjectives the difference between contented and satisfying

is that contented is satisfied while satisfying is that satisfies, gratifies, pleases or comforts.

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."

    satisfying

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That satisfies]], [[gratify, gratifies, pleases or comforts.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
    • , author=Robert M. Pringle , title=How to Be Manipulative , volume=100, issue=1, page=31 , magazine= citation , passage=As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds.}}

    Antonyms

    * dissatisfying * unsatisfying

    Verb

    (head)