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CONTEMPLATIVE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person devoted to the contemplative life

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("contemplative" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Deeply or seriously thoughtful

Example:

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

Synonyms:

brooding; broody; contemplative; meditative; musing; pensive; pondering; reflective; ruminative

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

thoughtful (exhibiting or characterized by careful thought)

Derivation:

contemplate (reflect deeply on a subject)

contemplate (think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes)

contemplativeness (deep serious thoughtfulness)

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