Over the years we have been very contented with the manner in which our leaders have been chosen
The noun form for the adjective contented is contentedness.The word contented is the past participle of the verb content.The word content is also a noun, a word for something within a container, a book, a piece of writing, a discussion or conversation, or a substance.
The word is "cheerful."
We may either say we are content with, or contented by something.
Happy
If you are satisfied then you are contented. If you are dissatisfied then you are discontented.
satisfait(e)
First sentence:The man is poor and contented. has no error.poor is an adjective to the noun manand is a conjunctioncontented is adjective to the noun man (similar to content)There is no syntactic error as both poor and contented are adjective qualities for the man in the sentence.The second sentence : The man is poor contented is syntactically correct as the poor is a quality of the adjective contented to negate it to mean 'not much' contented.
Directly from the Hindi (India) 'khushy' happy, comfortable, contented. First attested English use 1915.
contented; contentment; satisfied; satisfaction; happy ...
The past tense of 'content' is 'contented' or 'contented'.
convinced, fulfilled, happy, contented, filled, paid
Contented