contemplative
[ kuhn-tem-pluh-tiv, kon-tuhm-pley-, -tem- ]
/ kənˈtɛm plə tɪv, ˈkɒn təmˌpleɪ-, -tɛm- /
adjective
given to or characterized by contemplation: a contemplative mind.
noun
a person devoted to contemplation, as a monk.
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Origin of contemplative
1300–50; <Latin contemplātīvus, equivalent to contemplāt(us) (see contemplate) + -īvus-ive; replacing Middle English contemplatif<Anglo-French <Latin, as above
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contemn, contemp., contemplable, contemplate, contemplation, contemplative, contemplative order, contempo, contemporaneous, contemporary, contemporize
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contemplative
/ (ˈkɒntɛmˌpleɪtɪv, -təm-, kənˈtɛmplə-) /
adjective
denoting, concerned with, or inclined to contemplation; meditative
noun
a person dedicated to religious contemplation or to a way of life conducive to this
Derived forms of contemplative
contemplatively, adverbcontemplativeness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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