mediative
8.4
Being quiet and thinking deeply to feel calm
- adjective
- /ˈmɛdɪˌeɪtɪv/
:
meditativo
- After a long day, she sought the mediative peace of her favorite meditation space.
Examples
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The book provided mediative insights that encouraged readers to reflect on their lives.
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His mediative approach to problem-solving often helped calm heated discussions.
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In betraying the mediative solitude of the convent, Mariane's letters incarnate the very essence of soliloquy.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
reflective
vsmediative
38
4.5
A person who thinks carefully about ideas or feelings
is more about steady practice and inner calm than casual thought
meditative
vsmediative
17
5.6
Thinking deeply and quietly in a calm way
is more formal and practice oriented than casual thinking
contemplative
vsmediative
15
6.0
Thinking deeply and quietly, often for a long time
is more practice based and disciplined than general serious thought
musing
vsmediative
6.1
Being quiet and thinking deeply about something
is more structured and disciplined rather than wandering daydreaming
How Reflective
Surface Forms
mediative positive
Etymology
Mediative in the sense of quiet thought is like the word meditate and comes from Latin meditari meaning 'to think'. So a mediative state is calm and full of deep thought or reflection.