cogitative

American  

[koj-i-tey-tiv] / ˈkɒdʒ ɪˌteɪ tɪv /

adjective

1. meditating; contemplating.

   The cogitative faculty distinguishes humans from animals.

2. given to meditation; thoughtful.

   The leaders sat in cogitative silence.

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cogitative British  

/ ˈkɒdʒɪtətɪv /

adjective

1. capable of thinking

2. thoughtful

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Other Word Forms

• cogitatively adverb
• cogitativeness noun

Etymology

Origin of cogitative

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

Example Sentences

But differences emerged in the slower, more effortful cogitative phase that followed, leading to divergent success rates in the end: 18 percent for the mathematics students versus 6 percent for the history students.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2018

His saxophone emits a broad and smoky sound, with a measured inflection that gives the music an unhurried, cogitative pacing.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2017

He pushed his helmet back on his head, a cogitative move.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

And to that it is very obvious to reason, that it must necessarily be a cogitative being.

From An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 2 MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 3 and 4 by Locke, John

For the sensitive appetite is naturally moved, not only by the estimative power in other animals, and in man by the cogitative power which the universal reason guides, but also by the imagination and sense.

From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint