contemplative
[ kuhn-tem-pluh-tiv, kon-tuhm-pley-, -tem- ]
/ kənˈtɛm plə tɪv, ˈkɒn təmˌpleɪ-, -tɛm- /
adjective
given to or characterized by contemplation: a contemplative mind.
noun
a person devoted to contemplation, as a monk.
Origin of contemplative
1300–50; < Latin
contemplātīvus, equivalent to
contemplāt(us) (see
contemplate) +
-īvus
-ive; replacing Middle English
contemplatif < Anglo-French < Latin, as above
SYNONYMS FOR contemplative
OTHER WORDS FROM contemplative
Words nearby contemplative
contemn,
contemp.,
contemplable,
contemplate,
contemplation,
contemplative,
contemplative order,
contempo,
contemporaneous,
contemporary,
contemporize
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British Dictionary definitions for contemplatively
contemplative
/ (ˈkɒntɛmˌpleɪtɪv, -təm-, kənˈtɛmplə-) /
adjective
denoting, concerned with, or inclined to contemplation; meditative
noun
a person dedicated to religious contemplation or to a way of life conducive to this