Content and Gloom

Content

Content noun - The feeling experienced when one's wishes are met.
Usage example: slept to her heart's content on weekends

Gloom is an antonym for content.

Gloom

Gloom noun - A state or spell of low spirits.
Usage example: has been in a perpetual gloom since his dog died

Content is an antonym for gloom.

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.
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