meditative
/ˈmɛdɪˌtətɪv
/ /ˈmɛdɪˌteɪtɪv/adjective
Relating to or absorbed in meditation or considered thought: meditative techniques...
- The centre of the Labyrinth is a space of meditative prayer and peace.
- His meditative films reflected an unease with the modern world and a feeling of malaise in western society.
- The image is used particularly to refer to certain meditative techniques of self-reflection.
Synonyms
contemplative, prayerful, reflective, musing, pensive, cogitative, thinking, thoughtful, studious, rapt, introspective, brooding, philosophical, ruminative, deliberative, ruminant, speculative, wistful
rare lucubratory
Derivatives
meditatively
/ /ˈmɛdɪˌteɪtɪvli / adverb ...- The doctor spread his fingers meditatively on the desk.
- He paused again, meditatively, and his voice was thoughtful when he continued.
- Should you sit down meditatively and try to introspect your own thoughts?
meditativeness
/ /ˈmɛdɪˌteɪtɪvnəs / noun ...- Of course, you need a quiet place, and time to observe and to attain a state of meditativeness and contemplativeness.
- The best pieces are the ones with the least instrumentation - they reward the careful listener with flashes of warmth and meditativeness in the midst of the chilly haze.
- Already from the very beginning his poetry has been marked by a kind of Oriental peace and meditativeness.
Origin
Early 17th century: from meditate + -ive, reinforced by French méditatif, -ive.
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