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meditative

meditative

17 5.6
Thinking deeply and quietly in a calm way
  • adjective
  • /ˈmɛdɪˌteɪtɪv/
translation icon : meditativo
  • She enjoys practicing yoga because it helps her enter a meditative state of calmness.
  • meditative practice
  • meditative state
  • meditative stillness

Do you have inside your daily life a meditative practice?

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Examples

  • The detachment from the busyness of the mind in meditative practices can produce another level of consciousness.

    Academic text (1994)
  • I can work myself into a calm, meditative state.

  • Do you have inside your daily life a meditative practice?

  • And there is, there was a sort of meditative quality about it that I find very special.

  • Jim is in a meditative state.

  • This calls for a meditative moment.

  • So it's nice to enter a meditative state of acceptance.

  • Some poems are meant to be meditative and want to take their time.

    Academic text (2010)
  • As I watch Annie caring for Benjamin, I see a meditative quality in her actions.

    Academic text (2001)
  • I find that nowadays I have an overall more meditative sense of life while operating through daily routines.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

thoughtful
vsmeditative
68 2.6

Serious and quietly thinking about something

is more inwardly calm and absorbed not necessarily an outward sign
reflective
vsmeditative
38 4.5

A person who thinks carefully about ideas or feelings

is more inwardly calm and absorbed rather than analytical review
contemplative
vsmeditative
15 6.0

Thinking deeply and quietly, often for a long time

is more calm and absorbed than purely reflective thinking
pensive
vsmeditative
14 7.0

Being quiet and deep in thought, often a little sad

is calm and absorbed rather than carrying a sad emotional tone
ruminative
vsmeditative
1 7.9

Thinking deeply about something, often in a quiet way

is usually a calm absorbed state rather than repeated dwelling on thoughts
in deep thought
vsmeditative
1 4.2

Focusing very seriously on something in your mind

is calmer and absorbed rather than forcefully intense concentration
mediative
vsmeditative
8.4

Being quiet and thinking deeply to feel calm

is general calm absorbed thinking rather than formal meditation practice
pondering
vsmeditative
5.5

Thinking carefully for a long time about something

is a lasting calm absorbed attitude rather than a single active moment
musing
vsmeditative
6.1

Being quiet and thinking deeply about something

is calmer and more absorbed rather than simple quiet mental reflection
abstracted
vsmeditative
7.1

Thinking deeply about something else and not noticing what is around you

is calm absorbed thought that does not imply lack of awareness

How Meditative

contemplative
15 6.0
reflective
38 4.5
meditative
17 5.6
pensive
14 7.0
thoughtful
68 2.6

Surface Forms

meditative positive

Morphology

meditative = meditate (transparent) = meditate + ive

Direct adjectival formation from the verb 'meditate' with a predictable meaning 'characterized by or given to meditation'.

Etymology

Meditative comes from the Latin verb meditari, which means 'to think' or 'consider'. It shares the same root as meditate and meditation, so to be meditative is to be calm and lost in deep thought.