MEDITATIVE


Meaning of MEDITATIVE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌtā]d.]iv, -_tə], ]t], ]ēv also ]əv adjective

1. : disposed or given to meditation

there is much in them for the meditative reader — Eric Linklater

2. : marked by, replete with, or conducive to meditation

jar on the meditative silence of the morning — R.L.Stevenson

• med·i·ta·tive·ly -ə̇vlē, -li adverb

• med·i·ta·tive·ness -ivnə̇s, -ēv- also -əv-\ noun -es

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.