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- Dictionarycontemplative/kənˈtɛmplətɪv/
adjective
- 1. expressing or involving prolonged thought: "she regarded me with a contemplative eye"
noun
- 1. a person whose life is devoted primarily to prayer, especially in a monastery or convent.
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CONTEMPLATIVE definition: 1. involving quiet and serious thought for a period of time: 2. involving quiet and serious…. Learn more.
The meaning of CONTEMPLATIVE is marked by or given to contemplation; specifically : of or relating to a religious order devoted to prayer and penance. How to use contemplative in a sentence.
CONTEMPLATIVE meaning: 1. involving quiet and serious thought for a period of time: 2. involving quiet and serious…. Learn more.
Contemplative definition: given to or characterized by contemplation. See examples of CONTEMPLATIVE used in a sentence.
Definition of contemplative adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The contemplative life is one filled with deep and serious thought, and is often associated with monks, nuns, philosophers, and theorists. The adjective contemplative means "pensive," "meditative," or "brooding."
Disposed to or characterized by contemplation. See Synonyms at pensive. n. 1. A person given to contemplation. 2. A member of a religious order that emphasizes meditation. con·tem′pla·tive·ly adv. con·tem′pla·tive·ness n.
CONTEMPLATIVE meaning: 1 : involving, allowing, or causing deep thought; 2 : devoted to religious thought and prayer
Synonyms for CONTEMPLATIVE: thoughtful, melancholy, reflective, meditative, pensive, philosophic, philosophical, somber; Antonyms of CONTEMPLATIVE: unreflective, frivolous, flippant, goofy, scatterbrained, flighty, thoughtless, mindless.
contemplative (Definition of contemplation from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of contemplation
