meditative

[med-i-tey-tiv]

adjective

1. given to, characterized by, or indicative of meditation; contemplative.

   Synonyms: thoughtful

Other Word Forms

• meditatively adverb
• meditativeness noun
• nonmeditative adjective
• nonmeditatively adverb
• nonmeditativeness noun
• unmeditative adjective
• unmeditatively adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of meditative¹

From the Late Latin word meditātīvus, dating back to 1605–15. See meditate, -ive

Synonym Study

See pensive.

Example Sentences

“No matter how mundane some action might appear,” he writes, “keep at it long enough and it becomes a contemplative, even meditative act.”

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I see it as a deeply intimate, devastating, life-affirming, life-depleting, psychotic, meditative, euphoric, addictive struggle of building something where before there was nothing.

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Every day, Zhao had the cast take three deep breaths in a meditative ritual.

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Soon, Barcelo turned her attention to meditative practices, which she infused into her work as a choreographer and dancer.

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Instead of answering these questions directly, Madame finished her meal and announced her pressing need for a glass of sherry and a meditative nap, so she might commune with the spirits in earnest.

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Related Words

• introspective 
• pensive 
• reflective