I. con ‧ tem ‧ pla ‧ tive 1 /kənˈtemplətɪv, ˈkɒntəmpleɪtɪv $ kən-, ˈkɑːntem-/ BrE AmE adjective
spending a lot of time thinking seriously and quietly ⇨ reflective :
a contemplative mood
—contemplatively adverb
II. contemplative 2 BrE AmE noun [countable] formal
someone who spends their life thinking deeply about religious matters