"contemplative" meaning in English

See contemplative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kənˈtɛmplətɪv/ [UK], /ˈkɒntəmplətɪv/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-contemplative.wav 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, {{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), kontemplatibo (Tagalog)
    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)
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  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, noncontemplative, uncontemplative Related terms: contemplate, temperate

Noun

IPA: /kənˈtɛmplətɪv/ [UK], /ˈkɒntəmplətɪv/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-contemplative.wav 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, {{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

Inflected forms

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