growth Noun
( en noun)
An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
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(biology) The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.
(biology) Something that grows or has grown.
(pathology) An abnormal mass such as a tumor.
Synonyms
* (increase in size) enlargement, expansion, increase, increment
* (act of growing) development, maturation
* (something that grows or has grown) vegetation
* outgrowth, cancer, mass
Antonyms
* (increase in size) contraction, decrease, decrement, reduction
* (act of growing) nondevelopment
Derived terms
* growth spurt
* growth stock
* overgrowth
* undergrowth
Hyponyms
* tumor
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contentment Noun
( en-noun)
the state or degree of being contented
* 1908 ,
- Then they got out their boat from the boat-house, sculled down the river home, and at a very late hour sat down to supper in their own cosy riverside parlour, to the Rat's great joy and contentment.
happiness in one's situation; satisfaction
the neurophysiological experience of satisfaction and being at ease in one's situation, body, and/or mind.
Antonyms
* discontentment
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