'Contemplative' definitions:
Definition of 'contemplative'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Deeply or seriously thoughtful; "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man"; [syn: brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative]
noun
A person devoted to the contemplative life
Definition of 'Contemplative'
From: GCIDE
- Contemplative \Con*tem"pla*tive\, a. [F. contemplatif, L. contemplativus.]
- 1. Pertaining to contemplation; addicted to, or employed in, contemplation; meditative. [1913 Webster]
- Fixed and contemplative their looks. --Denham. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Having the power of contemplation; as, contemplative faculties. --Ray. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Contemplative'
From: GCIDE
- Contemplative \Con*tem"pla*tive\, n. (R. C. Ch.) A religious or either sex devoted to prayer and meditation, rather than to active works of charity. [1913 Webster]