meditative
[med-i-tey-tiv]
- given to, characterized by, or indicative of meditation; contemplative.
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Origin of meditative
Synonyms
See more synonyms for meditative on Thesaurus.comthoughtful. See pensive.
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Examples from the Web for meditative
Contemporary Examples
They are variously loud, meditative, dramatic, witty, sexy, searing, and elegiac.
Again and again, the band sacrifices the simple joy of a pop hook for the sake of a dense, meditative ambiance.
I would have added “no photographs of meditative politicians walking on the shore” with a slash though a silhouette of JFK.
I find it a beautiful, meditative few minutes in the darkness, a spiritual sanctuary which really clears my head.
While his earlier films were meditative and often peppered with whimsical interludes, A Touch of Sin is notable for its anger.
Historical Examples
Something in his brother's meditative back seemed to annoy him.
The Coryston FamilyMrs. Humphry Ward
Who looks upon a river in a meditative hour, and is not reminded of the flux of all things?
NatureRalph Waldo Emerson
It is a meditative occupation; and when all is said, I am not a man of action.
ScaramoucheRafael Sabatini
Of meditative and sedentary habits, I enjoyed the extreme quiet.
Masterpieces of MysteryVarious
It was like a meditative comment on some thoughts full of sadness, of awe.
Lord JimJoseph Conrad
Word Origin and History for meditative
adj.
1650s, from Late Latin meditativus, from meditat-, past participle stem of Latin meditari (see meditation). Related: Meditatively; meditativeness.
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