cogitative

[ koj-i-tey-tiv ]

adjective

1. meditating; contemplating:

   The cogitative faculty distinguishes humans from animals.

2. given to meditation; thoughtful:

   The leaders sat in cogitative silence.

ˈcogitative

/ ˈkɒdʒɪtətɪv /

adjective

1. capable of thinking
2. thoughtful

Derived Forms

• ˈcogitativeness, noun
• ˈcogitatively, adverb

Other Words From

• cogi·tative·ly adverb
• cogi·tative·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cogitative¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Medieval Latin cōgitātīvus, equivalent to cōgitāt(us) ( cogitate ) + -īvus adjective suffix ( -ive )

Example Sentences

His hands were clasped behind him, and his head was bent down as if he were in a profoundly cogitative mood.

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Sounding the depths of his capacious intellect, his cogitative faculties were "in cogibundity of cogitation."

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The first eternal being is thus spiritual or “cogitative,” and contains in itself all the perfections that can ever after exist.

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The practical intellect is again divided into the cogitative and the technological.

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Mr. Rooper walked back to the tavern in a  cogitative state of mind.

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