"contemplative" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /kənˈtɛmplətɪv/ [UK], /ˈkɒntəmplətɪv/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-contemplative.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more contemplative [comparative], most contemplative [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English contemplatyve, contemplatyf, from Old French contemplatif, from the participle stem of Latin contemplāre. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|contemplatyve}} Middle English contemplatyve, {{m|enm|contemplatyf}} contemplatyf, {{uder|en|fro|contemplatif}} Old French contemplatif, {{uder|en|la|contemplāre}} Latin contemplāre Head templates: {{en-adj}} contemplative (comparative more contemplative, superlative most contemplative)
  1. Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative. Translations (inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative): замислен (zamislen) (Bulgarian), contemplatiu (Catalan), mietiskelevä (Finnish), mietteliäs (Finnish), contemplatif (French), contemplativo (Galician), nachdenklich (German), kontemplativ [rare] (German), ध्यानशील (dhyānśīl) (Hindi), ध्यानी (dhyānī) (Hindi), मननशील (mananśīl) (Hindi), विचारशील (vicārśīl) (Hindi), चिंतनशील (cintanśīl) (Hindi), elmélkedő (Hungarian), contemplativo (Italian), contemplatiu (Occitan), kontemplacyjny (Polish), medytacyjny (Polish), refleksyjny (Polish), contemplativ (Romanian), meditativ (Romanian), contemplativo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-contemplative-en-adj-46MeTsLr Disambiguation of 'inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative': 95 3 1 1
  2. Pertaining to a religious contemplative, or a contemplative religious orders, especially the Roman Catholic varieties. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (pertaining to a religious contemplative, or a contemplative religious orders): bogomyślny [archaic] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-contemplative-en-adj-DzJwZbgF Disambiguation of Personality: 25 39 1 9 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 50 6 27 3 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 13 44 11 25 7 Disambiguation of 'pertaining to a religious contemplative, or a contemplative religious orders': 4 85 2 8
  3. Relating to, or having the power of, contemplation.
    Sense id: en-contemplative-en-adj-yA49JPe~ Categories (other): English terms with collocations
  4. (medicine, psychiatry) In a phase of mental activity in which one begins to recognize and acknowledge the maladaptiveness of someone's behavior (such as own's own, or that of a family member or friend); usually with reference to substance use. Categories (topical): Medicine, Psychiatry
    Sense id: en-contemplative-en-adj-8GxU1Zvx Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: behavioral Derived forms: contemplatively, contemplativeness Related terms: contemplate, temperate

Noun [English]

IPA: /kənˈtɛmplətɪv/ [UK], /ˈkɒntəmplətɪv/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-contemplative.wav [Southern-England] Forms: contemplatives [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English contemplatyve, contemplatyf, from Old French contemplatif, from the participle stem of Latin contemplāre. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|contemplatyve}} Middle English contemplatyve, {{m|enm|contemplatyf}} contemplatyf, {{uder|en|fro|contemplatif}} Old French contemplatif, {{uder|en|la|contemplāre}} Latin contemplāre Head templates: {{en-noun}} contemplative (plural contemplatives)
  1. Someone who has dedicated themselves to religious or philosophical contemplation.
    Sense id: en-contemplative-en-noun-wWFakevC

Adjective [French]

Head templates: {{head|fr|adjective form}} contemplative
  1. feminine singular of contemplatif Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: contemplatif
    Sense id: en-contemplative-fr-adj-I2sg~jlu Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Adjective [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|adjective form}} contemplative
  1. feminine plural of contemplativo Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: contemplativo
    Sense id: en-contemplative-it-adj-wZSK8SVX Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header

Adjective [Latin]

Forms: contemplātīve [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|adjective form|head=contemplātīve}} contemplātīve
  1. vocative masculine singular of contemplātīvus Tags: form-of, masculine, singular, vocative Form of: contemplātīvus
    Sense id: en-contemplative-la-adj-K6~bqoeW Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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      "word": "contemplatiu"
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      "word": "contemplatif"
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      "word": "contemplativo"
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      "word": "nachdenklich"
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      "word": "elmélkedő"
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      "word": "contemplativo"
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