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单词 meditative
释义

meditative

adjective

med·​i·​ta·​tive ˈme-də-ˌtā-tiv How to pronounce meditative (audio)
1
: marked by or conducive to meditation
2
: disposed or given to meditation
meditatively adverb
meditativeness noun

Synonyms

  • broody
  • cogitative
  • contemplative
  • melancholy
  • musing
  • pensive
  • reflective
  • ruminant
  • ruminative
  • thoughtful
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Example Sentences

I could see that she was in a meditative mood. I've been in a meditative mood all day.
Recent Examples on the Web In other words, a sound bath is a meditative experience. Chloe Mcgowan, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Aug. 2022 Each day, the massive Water Lilies exhibit at the museum in Paris is visited by hundreds of visitors who view them as Monet intended, as an immersive, meditative experience. Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 27 July 2022 Plus the repetitive nature of breathing exercises helps the body reach a meditative state, Dr. Khurana says. Emilia Benton, SELF, 4 Aug. 2022 The meditative film won him the Prix Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival and an Oscar nomination in the best international film category. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2022 As aesthetically pleasing and precise as the filmmaker’s exquisitely sure-handed debut, Columbus, and a tranquil reflection on memory and grief, After Yang is a meditative, low-key sci-fi film of soulful gestures and grand existential probes. Tomris Laffly, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Feb. 2022 Taking a five-year break from touring and recording a pair of meditative, largely acoustic albums had, against all conventional wisdom, made R.E.M. more popular than ever. Al Shipley, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2022 This isn’t the cheap, fast-food browse of the scroll but, rather, something more meditative, more nutritious. Max Norman, The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2022 The harmonies subtly thicken and thin; the emotions remain ambiguous, the mood meditative. New York Times, 14 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

meditative

adjective

as in melancholy
given to or marked by long, quiet thinking I've been in a meditative mood all day

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • melancholy
  • thoughtful
  • contemplative
  • reflective
  • ruminative
  • philosophical
  • pensive
  • somber
  • musing
  • philosophic
  • solemn
  • cogitative
  • broody
  • introspective
  • ruminant
  • logical
  • retrospective
  • rational
  • earnest
  • serious
  • analytic
  • preoccupied
  • sedate
  • self-reflective
  • sombre
  • deliberate
  • analytical
  • sober
  • purposeful
  • abstracted
  • serious-minded
  • grave
  • severe
  • weighty
  • absentminded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unreflective
  • frivolous
  • goofy
  • flippant
  • scatterbrained
  • flighty
  • thoughtless
  • mindless
  • silly
  • harebrained
  • unthinking
  • light-headed
  • brainless
  • featherbrained
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