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- Dictionarycontemplative/kənˈtɛmplətɪv/
adjective
- 1. expressing or involving prolonged thought: "she regarded me with a contemplative eye"
noun
- 1. a person whose life is devoted primarily to prayer, especially in a monastery or convent.
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CONTEMPLATIVE definition: 1. involving quiet and serious thought for a period of time: 2. involving quiet and serious…. Learn more.
Contemplative definition: given to or characterized by contemplation. See examples of CONTEMPLATIVE used in a sentence.
involving quiet and serious thought for a period of time: Her mood was calm and contemplative. People began to listen to music in contemplative silence. See. contemplation. Fewer examples. Maxwell's life was not outwardly exciting or full of incident, but quiet and contemplative. She was beginning to yearn for a contemplative life.
The contemplative life is one filled with deep and serious thought, and is often associated with monks, nuns, philosophers, and theorists.
The meaning of CONTEMPLATIVE is marked by or given to contemplation; specifically : of or relating to a religious order devoted to prayer and penance. How to use contemplative in a sentence.
Someone who is contemplative thinks deeply, or is thinking in a serious and calm way. Martin is a quiet, contemplative sort of chap. I went for long, contemplative walks by the river.
adj. Disposed to or characterized by contemplation. See Synonyms at pensive. n. 1. A person given to contemplation. 2. A member of a religious order that emphasizes meditation. con·tem′pla·tive·ly adv.
