meditative

med·i·ta·tive

 (mĕd′ĭ-tā′tĭv)
adj.
Characterized by or given to meditation. See Synonyms at pensive.

med′i·ta′tive·ly adv.
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med•i•ta•tive

(ˈmɛd ɪˌteɪ tɪv)

adj.
given to, characterized by, or indicative of meditation; contemplative.
syn: See pensive.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.meditative - 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";
thoughtful - exhibiting or characterized by careful thought; "a thoughtful paper"
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meditative

adjective reflective, thoughtful, contemplative, studious, pensive, deliberative, ruminative, cogitative Music can induce a meditative state in the listener.
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meditative

adjective
Of, characterized by, or disposed to thought:
Idiom: in a brown study.
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Translations
تأمُّلي، ميّال إلى التأمُّل
hloubavý
eftertænksom
nachdenklich
méditatifrecueilli
íhugull
meditativo
i dype tankerspekulativ
düşüncelere dalmış
冥想的沉思的

meditative

[ˈmedɪtətɪv] ADJmeditabundo
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meditative

adjnachdenklich; (Rel, Philos) → Meditations-; meditative techniquesMeditationstechniken pl
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meditative

[ˈmɛdɪtətɪv] adjmeditativo/a
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meditate

(ˈmediteit) verb
1. to think deeply. He was meditating on his troubles.
2. to spend short, regular periods in deep (especially religious) thought. He meditates twice a day.
ˌmediˈtation noun
ˈmeditative (-tətiv) , ((American) -teitiv) adjective
thoughtful. a meditative mood.
ˈmeditatively adverb
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