English hyphenation

Hyphenation of “contentment”

The standard US-English hyphenation shown for contentment is con-tent-ment, with 2 possible break points in this result.

US English hyphenation
con-tent-ment
3 segments2 break points
British English pattern result con-tent-ment The GB pattern set returns the same result for this word.
Wordcontentment
Hyphenationcon-tent-ment
Break points2
Part of speechnoun
Pronunciation/kənˈtɛntmənt/
Meaning & usage

What does “contentment” mean?

contentment: A state of happiness and satisfaction.

Headwordcontentment
Part of speechnoun
Pronunciation/kənˈtɛntmənt/
1
noun

A state of happiness and satisfaction.

Example: “he found contentment in living a simple life in the country”

Synonyms:
Word breaks

How “contentment” is split

con·tent·ment

For US English, the hyphenation result is con-tent-ment. This gives 2 possible line-break points in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns the same split.

Quick answers

Questions about “contentment”

How do you hyphenate “contentment”?

In the US-English result used here, contentment is hyphenated as con-tent-ment.

Where can “contentment” break at the end of a line?

The returned US pattern contains 2 possible break points.

What does “contentment” mean?

A state of happiness and satisfaction.

Can you use “contentment” in a sentence?

“he found contentment in living a simple life in the country”

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