contemplative

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: broodingbroodymeditativemusingpensiveponderingreflectiveruminative

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a person devoted to the contemplative life

Adjective (1)

  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";”Synonyms: broodingbroodymeditativemusingpensiveponderingreflectiveruminative
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Contemplative \Con*tem"pla*tive\, a. [F. contemplatif, L. contemplativus.]

1.Pertaining to contemplation; addicted to, or employed in, contemplation; meditative. [1913 Webster]

Fixed and contemplative their looks.— Denham.[1913 Webster]

2.Having the power of contemplation; as, contemplative faculties. --Ray. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]
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