contemplative
pronunciation
How to pronounce contemplative in British English:
UK [kənˈtemplətɪv]
How to pronounce contemplative in American English:
US [kənˈtɛmplətɪv, ˈkɑntəmˌple-]
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- Noun:
- a person devoted to the contemplative life
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- Adjective:
- persistently or morbidly thoughtful
Word Origin
- contemplative (adj.)
- mid-14c., from Old French contemplatif (12c.), from Latin contemplativus, from contemplat-, past participle stem of contemplari (see contemplation).
Example
- 1. December has always been the high month for those of a contemplative turn .
- 2. She lay down next to him with a contemplative sigh .
- 3. I really hoped the silence that followed was just contemplative .
- 4. I drummed my fingers on the steering wheel , contemplative .
- 5. Their condition was objective , contemplative .