fornøyd

Fornøyd is a Norwegian adjective meaning content or satisfied, describing a positive emotional state resulting from a favorable outcome or experience. It is commonly used about a person who feels pleased with something, such as a result, a gift, or a situation. In Norwegian there is a distinction between Bokmål and Nynorsk spellings: Bokmål uses fornøyd, while Nynorsk uses fornøgd. The two forms are largely equivalent in meaning.

The word is used both attributively and predicatively. Examples include en fornøyd kunde (a satisfied customer) and Kunden er fornøyd (the customer is satisfied). It is typically followed by the preposition med to specify what one is satisfied with: fornøyd med resultatet (pleased with the result).

Fornøyd can be contrasted with tilfreds; fornøyd often conveys a more personal sense of happiness or contentment, while tilfreds is a broader, more neutral sense of being satisfied or adequate.

Translations and cognates include content, pleased, or satisfied in English. Related forms exist in neighboring Scandinavian languages, such as Swedish förnöjd and Danish fornøjet, which share the same root meaning of being pleased or content.