contemplative
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- contemplatively adverb
- contemplativeness noun
- noncontemplative adjective
- noncontemplatively adverb
- noncontemplativeness noun
- uncontemplative adjective
- uncontemplatively adverb
- uncontemplativeness noun
Etymology
Origin of contemplative
First recorded in 1300–50; from Latin contemplātīvus, from contemplāt(us) “surveyed, observed” ( contemplate ) + -īvus -ive; replacing Middle English contemplatif, from Anglo-French, from Latin, as above
Example Sentences
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In this respect Turner’s serenity has a kind of contemplative acceptance some could mistake for sadness.
From Salon
Nguyen deftly crafts a poignant and contemplative snapshot of these seven bonded men who are caught between several masters in the creation of “Arirang.”
From Salon
For nearly 14 years, I’ve returned to this contemplative missive through every bump in the occupational road or moment of professional strife.
From Salon
After the energy of the five opening songs, we hear the resonant toll of The Sacred Bell of King Seongdeok - one of Korea's national treasures - and BTS slip into a more contemplative mode.
From BBC
Unlike Douglas Sirk’s beautifully photographed Technicolor melodramas of the 1950s, or the subgenre’s more narratively contemplative, weepy entries from the late ’70s, the new guard of romantic tearjerkers doesn’t have a pronounced stylistic draw.
From Salon
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