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1contemplative
adjective con·tem·pla·tive \kən-ˈtem-plə-tiv; ˈkän-təm-ˌplā-, -ˌtem-\
: involving, allowing, or causing deep thought
: devoted to religious thought and prayer
Full Definition of CONTEMPLATIVE
: marked by or given to contemplation; specifically : of or relating to a religious order devoted to prayer and penance
— con·tem·pla·tive·ly adverb
— con·tem·pla·tive·ness noun
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First Known Use of CONTEMPLATIVE
14th century
Related to CONTEMPLATIVE
- Synonyms
- broody, cogitative, meditative, melancholy, musing, pensive, reflective, ruminant, ruminative, thoughtful
- Antonyms
- unreflective
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2contemplative
noun
Definition of CONTEMPLATIVE
: a person who practices contemplation
First Known Use of CONTEMPLATIVE
14th century
Rhymes with CONTEMPLATIVE
aggregative, agitative, applicative, carminative, circulative, cogitative, combinative, commutative, connotative, consecrative, consultative, copulative, corporative, denotative, dissipative, duplicative, educative, facultative, federative, generative, germinative, gravitative, imitative, implicative, innovative, instigative, integrative, irritative, iterative, legislative, limitative, meditative, meliorative, motivative, nominative, nuncupative, operative, palliative, penetrative, procreative, propagative, qualitative, quantitative, recreative, regulative, replicative, separative, terminative, vegetative
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