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contemplative

[ kuhn-tem-pluh-tiv, kon-tuhm-pley-, -tem- ]

adjective

  1. given to or characterized by contemplation:

    a contemplative mind.

    Synonyms: , ,



noun

  1. a person devoted to contemplation, as a monk.

contemplative

/ -t蓹m-; k蓹n藞t蓻mpl蓹-; 藞k蓲nt蓻m藢ple瑟t瑟v /

adjective

  1. denoting, concerned with, or inclined to contemplation; meditative
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person dedicated to religious contemplation or to a way of life conducive to this
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞肠辞苍迟别尘藢辫濒补迟颈惫别濒测, adverb
  • 藞肠辞苍迟别尘藢辫濒补迟颈惫别苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠辞苍路迟别尘顎僷濒补路迟颈惫别路濒测 adverb
  • 肠辞苍路迟别尘顎僷濒补路迟颈惫别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 苍辞苍顎卌辞苍路迟别尘顎僷濒补路迟颈惫别 adjective
  • non顎叧Υ遣月烦俦鸪绢僷濒补路迟颈惫别路濒测 adverb
  • non顎叧Υ遣月烦俦鸪绢僷濒补路迟颈惫别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 耻苍顎卌辞苍路迟别尘顎僷濒补路迟颈惫别 adjective
  • un顎叧Υ遣月烦俦鸪绢僷濒补路迟颈惫别路濒测 adverb
  • un顎叧Υ遣月烦俦鸪绢僷濒补路迟颈惫别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of contemplative1

First recorded in 1300鈥50; from Latin 肠辞苍迟别尘辫濒腻迟墨惫耻蝉, from 肠辞苍迟别尘辫濒腻迟(耻蝉) 鈥渟urveyed, observed鈥 ( contemplate ) + -墨惫耻蝉 -ive; replacing Middle English contemplatif, from Anglo-French, from Latin, as above
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After a beat, he turns slightly more contemplative: 鈥淵ou never know.鈥

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You may eventually appreciate that episode鈥檚 contemplative atmosphere and relative calm.

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But in this moment, with Sasaki seemingly on the ropes, Roberts got his bullpen active while staring toward the mound with a contemplative gaze.

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The composition portrays her alert perusal of a text connected to the public world of action, and him relaxing with a text connected to a contemplative interior life.

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A sport this gruelling does not allow its competitors the indulgence of turning an entire season into a glorified lap of honour but, as the end comes into view, Thomas is more contemplative than usual.

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