contemplative

• Qualifie une personne qui est pensive, réfléchie ou portée à la méditation et à la réflexion profonde.

Describes a person who is thoughtful, reflective, or inclined to deep thinking.

1. Deeply thoughtfulB2formal

   Engaged in or involving deep thought, reflection, or meditation.

   Contemplatif (profondément pensif)

   • She sat in a contemplative silence, staring out the window.
   • His contemplative nature made him a great philosopher.
   • The monk led a contemplative life in the monastery.

   Synonymescogitativeintrospectivemeditativemusingpensivereflectiveruminativethoughtful

   Antonymesfrivolousshallowthoughtlessvacuous

2. Pensive or reflectiveB2formal

   Showing or characterized by quiet, serious thought.

   Contemplatif (pensif)

   • He had a contemplative expression on his face.
   • The poem has a contemplative tone about the passage of time.
   • After the lecture, she became more contemplative about her career.

   Synonymesbroodingcogitativemeditativemusingpensivereflectiveruminativethoughtful

   Antonymesheedlessimpulsivethoughtlessunreflective

• Nom désignant une personne portée à la contemplation, à la réflexion profonde ou à la méditation, souvent dans un contexte religieux, spirituel ou philosophique.

A noun referring to a person who is inclined to deep thought, reflection, or meditation, often in a religious or philosophical context.

1. A person who meditates or reflects deeplyC1formal

   A person who spends time in deep thought, meditation, or reflection, often in a religious or philosophical context.

   contemplatif / contemplative

   • The monastery was home to many contemplatives who spent hours in prayer.
   • He lived as a contemplative, seeking wisdom through silence.
   • The contemplative found peace in the quiet of the forest.

   Synonymesmysticpondererthinker