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con·tem·pla·tive
I. \kənˈtempləd.]iv, -ət]iv, also ]əv; ˈkäntəmˌplād.]iv, -(ˌ)tem-, -āt]iv also ]əv\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French contemplatif, from Latin contemplativus, from contemplatus + -ivus -ive
1. : marked by or accompanied by contemplation : addicted to contemplation : suggesting or suited to contemplation : meditative
2. \usu kənˈtemplə-\ : practicing or devoted to meditation (as religious meditation and prayer)
< the contemplative life >
< merely a contemplative thinker, withdrawn from active life — Theodore Spencer >
3. obsolete
a. : theoretical
b. : theorizing
• con·tem·pla·tive·ly \-ə̇vlē, -li\ adverb
• con·tem·pla·tiveness \-ivnə̇s, -ēv- also -əv-\ noun -es
II. \kənˈtem-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French contemplatif, from contemplatif, adjective
: one who practices contemplation |