cogitation
21reflection — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. refraction, image, echo, duplication, counterpart, copy; meditation, rumination, retrospection; comment; slur, insinuation, innuendo. See light, thought, disapprobation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1.… …
22cogitative — adjective 1. of or relating to having capacities for cogitation the cogitative faculty • Pertains to noun: ↑cogitation • Derivationally related forms: ↑cogitate 2. given to cogitation he looked at me with cogitative eyes …
23Thought — Thought, n. [OE. [thorn]oght, [thorn]ouht, AS. [thorn][=o]ht, ge[thorn][=o]ht, fr. [thorn]encean to think; akin to D. gedachte thought, MHG. d[=a]ht, ged[=a]ht, Icel. [thorn][=o]ttr, [thorn][=o]tti. See {Think}.] 1. The act of thinking; the… …
24cogitative — adjective Date: 15th century 1. of or relating to cogitation 2. capable of or given to cogitation …
25Philosophy of environment — The philosophy of environment is a trend of free thought located between philosophy, epistemology, and anthropology. It combines various schools of philosophy such as humanist ecology, philosophy of evolution, and environmental humanism. It is… …
26cogitatif — cogitatif, ive (ko ji ta tif, ti v ) adj. Terme de philosophie. Qui a rapport à la cogitation. HISTORIQUE XIVe s. • Les vertus de dedens comme la cogitative et ymaginative, ORESME Eth. XI, 17. ÉTYMOLOGIE Voy. cogitation …
27meditation — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. examination, contemplation, speculation; see reflection 1 , study 2 , thought 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. deep thought, reflection, contemplation, musing, rumination, cogitation, concentration, reverie, chewing… …
28speculation — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Thought] Syn. meditation, consideration, thinking; see thought 1 . 2. [Speculative business] Syn. trading in futures, speculative enterprise, financial risk, a flier in stocks*, risky deal*; see also gambling . Ant. risk*,… …
29thinking — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. rational, reasoning, reasonable, pensive, introspective, reflective, meditative, speculative, studious, deliberating, contemplative, absorbed, engrossed, intent on, ruminating, cerebrating; see also thoughtful 1 . Ant.… …
30cogitate — late 16c., from L. cogitat , pp. stem of cogitare to think (see COGITATION (Cf. cogitation)). Related: Cogitated; cogitating …
