contemplative

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contemplative - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Contemplative \Con*tem"pla*tive\, a. [F. contemplatif, L.
     contemplativus.]
     1. Pertaining to contemplation; addicted to, or employed in,
        contemplation; meditative.
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              Fixed and contemplative their looks.  --Denham.
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     2. Having the power of contemplation; as, contemplative
        faculties. --Ray.
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  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.
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contemplative - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  contemplative
      adj 1: 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]
      n 1: a person devoted to the contemplative life