The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Contemplative \Con*tem"pla*tive\, a. [F. contemplatif, L.
   contemplativus.]
   1. Pertaining to contemplation; addicted to, or employed in,
      contemplation; meditative.
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            Fixed and contemplative their looks.  --Denham.
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   2. Having the power of contemplation; as, contemplative
      faculties. --Ray.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Contemplative \Con*tem"pla*tive\, n. (R. C. Ch.)
   A religious or either sex devoted to prayer and meditation,
   rather than to active works of charity.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

contemplative
    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]
    n 1: a person devoted to the contemplative life