contemplative
adjective
noun
Origin of contemplative
Synonyms for contemplative
Related Words for contemplative
introspective, reflective, thoughtful, pensive, meditative, thinking, intent, musing, lost, attentive, rapt, speculative, cogitative, ruminative, pondering, reflectingExamples from the Web for contemplative
Contemporary Examples of contemplative
But it was that period in her life, when her career was just taking shape, that produces her most contemplative answers.
I found their melancholy inviting and I appreciated their contemplative, lonely world.
Though the scene is spare, the effect is powerful: bright, solemn, contemplative.
But which I think has been slightly overstated – there's a contemplative upside to living in and among minimal sculptural forms.
The spokesman for the office said that Jalics is leading a contemplative retreat until May 10, and cannot be reached.
Historical Examples of contemplative
Plato perceived that the contemplative maiden was busy with memories of the past.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
You, Caroline, are of a more sedate, contemplative character.
Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
The whole suggestion is of a character self-absorbed and contemplative.
Shelley, Godwin and Their CircleH. N. Brailsford
He sat in contemplative silence a little while, his voice low when he spoke.
The Duke Of Chimney ButteG. W. Ogden
The brother's contemplative smile seemed a comment upon this tone.
The Market-PlaceHarold Frederic