Question

Contentment is essential __happiness.

Answer 1

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Here's your answer:-

Contentment is essential FOR happiness.

Answer 2

Contentment is essential for happiness as for is the correct preposition which can be used in the sentence.

So for should be used to fill the sentence with the correct meaning.

While using preposition he meaning of the sentence should not be changed and preposition should be choosed accordingly .