Meanings
adjectiveuncontenting (comparative more uncontenting, superlative most uncontenting)
comparative more uncontenting · superlative most uncontenting
- archaicunsatisfying
An absolute respect for the Monumental is entirely unthinkable: at best, it can only bolster itself upon æsthetic revulsion against an uncontenting Present.
1895, Richard Wagner, The art-work of the future, page 277
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uncontenting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncontenting
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“uncontenting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncontenting. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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