Noncomplainers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Individuals who refrain from voicing dissatisfaction or grievances
2. People who choose not to express complaints about situations or experiences
3. Those who maintain a positive demeanor without focusing on troubles or inconveniences

Etymology: "Noncomplainers" is the plural of "noncomplainer," formed by attaching the prefix "non-," meaning "not," to "complainer." The base word "complainer" is itself built from "complain," which came into English from Old French "complaindre," meaning to lament or bewail, and that French verb descends from Latin "plangere," to beat the breast in grief. So the sense of the root is of outward mourning, which later softened into voicing displeasure. The prefix does the real work here. "Non-" has been freely attached to English nouns for centuries to mean simply "not" or "the absence of," so a noncomplainer is one who does not complain. The pattern is productive and largely transparent, which is why the word needs no special coinage story: the meaning can be read straight from its parts.

Synonyms: satisfied individuals, contented people, grateful persons

Antonyms: complainers, whiners, grumblers, murmurers, dissatisfied individuals