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Joyful vs Contented - What's the difference?

joyful | contented | Related terms |

Joyful is a related term of contented.


As adjectives the difference between joyful and contented

is that joyful is feeling or causing joy while contented is satisfied.

As a verb contented is

(content).

joyful

English

Alternative forms

* joyfull

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Feeling or causing joy.
    • Related terms
    * joyfully (adverb) * joyfulness (noun)

    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."