N. content, contentment,
contentedness,
complacency, satisfaction, entire satisfaction, ease, heart's ease, peace of mind,
serenity,
cheerfulness, ray of comfort, comfort,
reconciliation,
resignation, waiter on providence
V. be content, rest satisfied, rest and be thankful, take the good the gods provide, let well alone, let well enough alone, feel oneself at home, hug oneself, lay the flattering unction to one's soul, take up with, take in good part, accept,
tolerate, consent,
acquiesce, assent, be reconciled to, make one's peace with, get over it, take heart, take comfort, put up with, render content, set at ease, comfort, set one's heart at ease, set one's mind at ease, set one's heart at rest, set one's mind at rest, speak peace,
conciliate,
reconcile, win over,
propitiate, disarm,
beguile, content, satisfy,
gratify, be tolerated, go down, go down well, go down with, do, be ok
Adj. content, contented, satisfied, at ease, at one's ease, at home, with the mind at ease, sans souci, sine cura, easygoing, not particular,
conciliatory,
unrepining, of good comfort, resigned,
cheerful,
unafflicted,
unvexed,
unmolested, unplagued,
serene, at rest,
snug, comfortable, in one's element, satisfactory,
tolerable, good enough, ok, all right, acceptable
Adv. contently,
contentedly, to one's heart's content, a la bonne heure, all for the best
Phr. nothing comes amiss, "a heart with room for every joy", ich habe genossen das irdische gluck ich habe gelebt und geliebet, "nor cast one longing lingering look behind", "shut up in measureless content", "sweet are the thoughts that savor of content", "their wants but few their wishes all confined", might as well relax and enjoy it
Int. amen, very well, all the better, so much the better, well and good, it will do, that will do, it cannot be helped
N. cheerfulness,
geniality,
gayety, l'allegro,
cheer, good humor, spirits, high spirits, animal spirits, flow of spirits,
glee, high glee, light heart, sunshine of the mind, sunshine of the breast, gaiete de coeur, bon naturel,
liveliness, life,
alacrity,
vivacity,
animation,
allegresse,
jocundity,
joviality,
jollity,
levity,
jocularity,
mirth,
merriment,
hilarity,
exhilaration,
laughter,
merrymaking,
heyday,
rejoicing, marriage bell,
nepenthe, euphrosyne, sweet forgetfulness,
optimism, self complacency, hedonics, hedonism
V. be cheerful, have the mind at ease,
smile, put a good face upon, keep up one's spirits, view the bright side of the picture, view things en couleur de rose, ridentem dicere virum, cheer up, brighten up, light up, bear up,
chirp, take heart, cast away care, drive dull care away, perk up, keep a stiff upper lip,
rejoice,
carol,
chirrup,
lilt,
frisk, rollick, give a loose to mirth,
cheer,
enliven,
elate,
exhilarate,
gladden, inspirit,
animate, raise the spirits,
inspire, perk up, put in good humor, cheer the heart, rejoice the heart, delight
Adj. cheerful, happy, cheery,
cheerly, of good cheer,
smiling,
blithe, in spirits, in good spirits,
breezy,
bully,
chipper, in high spirits, in high feather, happy as the day is long, happy as a king, gay as a lark,
allegro,
debonair, light,
lightsome, light hearted,
buoyant, debonnaire, bright, free and easy,
airy,
janty,
jaunty,
canty,
hedonic,
riant,
sprightly,
sprightful,
spry, spirited, spiritful, lively,
animated,
vivacious, brisk as a bee, sparklinly as a thrush, jolly as a sandboy,
blithesome,
gleeful,
gleesome,
hilarious,
rattling,
winsome,
bonny,
hearty,
buxom, playful,
playsome, folatre, playful as a kitten,
tricksy,
frisky,
frolicsome,
gamesome,
jocose,
jocular,
waggish, mirth loving, laughter-loving,
mirthful,
rollicking,
elate,
elated,
exulting,
jubilant,
flushed,
rejoicing, cock-a- hoop,
cheering, inspiriting,
exhilarating,
cardiac,
cardiacal, pleasing,
palmy Int. never say die, come, cheer up,
hurrah,
&c. 838, "hence loathed melancholy!" begone dull care, away with melancholy, phr, "a merry heart goes all the day", "as merry as the day is long", ride si sapis
N. rejoicing, # exultation, triumph,
jubilation,
heyday,
flush,
revelling,
merrymaking,
jubilee,
paean,
te deum,
congratulation,
smile,
simper,
smirk,
grin, broad grin, sardonic grin, laughter (amusement) 840,
risibility,
derision,
momus, democritus the abderite, rollicker
V. rejoice, thank one's stars, bless one's stars, congratulate oneself, hug oneself, rub one's hands, clap one's hands, smack the lips, fling up one's cap, dance,
skip, sing,
carol,
chirrup,
chirp,
hurrah, cry for joy, jump for joy, leap with joy,
exult, triumph, hold jubilee, make merry,
laugh, raise laughter
Adj. rejoicing,
jubilant,
exultant,
triumphant,
flushed,
elated, pleased, delighted, tickled pink,
amused,
cheerful,
laughable Phr. the heart leaping with joy, ce n'est pas etre bien aise que de rire, "laughter holding both his sides", "le roi est mort, vive le roi", "with his eyes in flood with laughter"
Int. hurrah,
huzza,
aha,
hail, tolderolloll, heaven be praised, io triumphe, tant mieux, so much the better
