meditative

[med-i-tey-tiv]

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

Nearby words

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

SYNONYMS FOR meditative

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med·i·ta·tive·ly, adverbmed·i·ta·tive·ness, nounnon·med·i·ta·tive, adjectivenon·med·i·ta·tive·ly, adverb

non·med·i·ta·tive·ness, nounun·med·i·ta·tive, adjectiveun·med·i·ta·tive·ly, adverb

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They are variously loud, meditative, dramatic, witty, sexy, searing, and elegiac.
The Queer Genius of Film Director Derek Jarman|Tim Teeman|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Again and again, the band sacrifices the simple joy of a pop hook for the sake of a dense, meditative ambiance.
U2 Generously Gives Us a Lousy Album, Sucks at the Corporate Teat|Hampton Stevens|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I would have added “no photographs of meditative politicians walking on the shore” with a slash though a silhouette of JFK.
Why I Hate The Beach|P. J. O’Rourke|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I find it a beautiful, meditative few minutes in the darkness, a spiritual sanctuary which really clears my head.
London’s Own Badass SoulCycle|Emma Woolf|March 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

While his earlier films were meditative and often peppered with whimsical interludes, A Touch of Sin is notable for its anger.
Jia Zhang-Ke’s ‘A Touch of Sin’ Premieres at Cannes|Richard Porton|May 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Why is it that Adventures are so generally repulsive to people of meditative minds?
Narrative And Miscellaneous Papers|Thomas De Quincey
Grave, elderly men moved noiselessly to and fro, or sat in meditative silence in deep arm-chairs.
The Man Upstairs|P. G. Wodehouse
"Powerful strange things there used to be on this earth a long time ago," said Hugh, in a meditative tone.
Jack the Young Trapper|George Bird Grinnell
It was but a bonfire in appearance, yet it marred both the landscape and the meditative rest of the gazer.
Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aescendune|A. D. Crake
His meditative tendencies were especially noticed as most characteristic.
Atlantic Monthly, Vol. XII. September, 1863, No. LXXI.|Various