Hypertext Webster Gateway: "contemplative"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Contemplative \Con*tem"pla*tive\, a. [F. contemplatif, L.
contemplativus.]
1. Pertaining to contemplation; addicted to, or employed in,
contemplation; meditative.
Fixed and contemplative their looks. --Denham.
2. Having the power of contemplation; as, contemplative
faculties. --Ray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Contemplative \Con*tem"pla*tive\, n. (R. C. Ch.)
A religious or either sex devoted to prayer and meditation,
rather than to active works of charity.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
contemplative
adj : persistently or morbidly thoughtful [syn: {brooding}, {broody},
{meditative}, {musing}, {pensive}, {pondering}, {reflective},
{ruminative}]
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