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Emotional vs Contented - What's the difference?

emotional | contented |

As adjectives the difference between emotional and contented

is that emotional is of or relating to the emotions while contented is satisfied.

As a verb contented is

(content).

emotional

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or relating to the emotions.
    • emotional crisis
  • Characterised by emotion.
  • Determined by emotion rather than reason.
    • emotional decision
  • Appealing to or arousing emotion.
    • emotional speech
  • Easily affected by emotion.
    • She’s an emotional person.
  • Readily displaying emotion.
    • emotional greeting

    Synonyms

    * demonstrative * effusive * sentimental * temperamental

    Derived terms

    * emotional cripple * emotionalise (also emotionalize) * emotionalism * emotionally * * *

    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."