Content
Content noun - The feeling experienced when one's wishes are met.
Usage example: slept to her heart's content on weekends
Gloom
Gloom noun - A state or spell of low spirits.
Usage example: has been in a perpetual gloom since his dog died
How words are described
| old | old content | old gloom |
Both words in one sentence
- In a classic example, Jules Verne and his lifetime publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel constantly clashed about the content of Verne's work, with Hetzel consistently fighting to mitigate Verne's bitterness and gloom, and insisting on him writing the Lighter and Softer fiction.
Source: Creative Differences
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