Meditative
1Meditative — Med i*ta*tive, a. [L. meditativus: cf. F. m[ e]ditatif.] Disposed to meditate, or to meditation; as, a meditative man; a meditative mood. {Med i*ta*tive*ly}, adv. {Med i*ta*tive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …
2meditative — index circumspect, cogitative, deliberate, pensive, solemn, speculative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3meditative — (adj.) 1650s, from L.L. meditativus, from meditat , pp. stem of L. meditari (see MEDITATION (Cf. meditation)). Related: Meditatively; meditativeness …
4meditative — contemplative, speculative, *thoughtful, reflective, pensive Analogous words: pondering, musing, ruminating (see PONDER) …
5meditative — [adj] contemplative awake, aware, cogitative, introspective, lucubratory, musing, pensive, philosophical, prayerful, rapt, reflective, ruminant, ruminative, thinking, thoughtful; concept 402 …
6meditative — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ involving or absorbed in meditation. DERIVATIVES meditatively adverb …
7meditative — [med′ə tāt΄iv] adj. [LL meditativus] 1. meditating or inclined to meditate 2. indicating meditation SYN. PENSIVE meditatively adv …
8meditative — [[t]me̱dɪtətɪv, AM teɪt [/t]] ADJ GRADED: ADJ n Meditative describes things that are related to the act of meditating or the act of thinking very deeply about something. Music can induce a meditative state in the listener... Yogis trained in… …
9méditative — ● méditatif, méditative adjectif (bas latin meditativus) Se dit du comportement de quelqu un qui est plongé dans ses pensées : Avoir un air méditatif. ● méditatif, méditative (synonymes) adjectif (bas latin meditativus) Se dit du comportement de… …
10meditative — med|i|ta|tive [ˈmedıtətıv US teıtıv] adj 1.) thinking deeply and seriously about something ▪ She was in a meditative mood. 2.) relating to the practice of emptying your mind of thoughts and feelings, in order to relax completely or for religious… …
