contemplative

contemplative is a 13-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Pertaining to contemplation; addicted to, or employed in, contemplation; meditative. Face value is 22 in Scrabble and 28 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

13 letters · Scrabble 22 · Words With Friends 28 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Pertaining to contemplation; addicted to, or employed in, contemplation; meditative.
2. adjective. Having the power of contemplation; as, contemplative faculties.
3. noun. A religious or either sex devoted to prayer and meditation, rather than to active works of charity.
4. noun. a person devoted to the contemplative life
5. adjective. 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"

   Synonyms: brooding, broody, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative

Synonyms

brooding, broody, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative

Common word forms

contemplatively

Words from these letters

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