All 4 Uses of
content
in
The Great Gatsby
- Her gray sun-strained eyes looked back at me with polite reciprocal curiosity out of a wan, charming, discontented face.
p. 11..2discontented = not satisfiedstandard prefix: The prefix "dis-" in discontented means not or opposite. It reverses the meaning of contented as seen in words like disagree, disconnect, and disappear.
- But I didn't call to him, for he gave a sudden intimation that he was content to be alone — he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling.
p. 20..9content = satisfied
- They were out in the open at last and Gatsby was content.
p. 129..9
- Human sympathy has its limits, and we were content to let all their tragic arguments fade with the city lights behind.
p. 135..7 *
Definition:
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(content as in: content with how things are) satisfied