1.
[syn: brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Meditative \Med"i*ta*tive\, a. [L. meditativus: cf. F.
m['e]ditatif.]
Disposed to meditate, or to meditation; as, a meditative man;
a meditative mood. -- Med"i*ta*tive*ly, adv. --
Med"i*ta*tive*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
meditative
adj 1: deeply or seriously thoughtful; "Byron lives on not only
in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic
hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man";
[syn: brooding, broody, contemplative,
meditative, musing, pensive, pondering,
reflective, ruminative]