meditative
/ˈmɛd.ɪ.tə.tɪv//ˈmɛdɪˌteɪtɪv/
meditative adjective: of or pertaining to meditation.
Adjective
meditative (comparative more meditative, superlative most meditative)
- Of or pertaining to meditation.
- Yoga is a meditative practice.
- Thoughtful; pensive.
- After hearing the news he became meditative.
- Synonyms:
- contemplative
meditative meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
meditative in Tamil
- கருதப்படு எண்ணம்
meditative in Urdu
- فکر انگیز
meditative in Bengali
- ধ্যান সংক্রান্ত, ধ্যানমগ্নতা সংক্রান্ত, চিন্তাশীল, বিষণ্ণ
meditative in Malayalam
- contemplative, pensive, thoughtful
- ധ്യാനിരതമായ, ധ്യാനലീനമായ, ധ്യാനിമഗ്നമായ, ധ്യാനാത്മകമായ, ധ്യാനത്തിൽ മുഴുകിയ, ചിന്താക്രാന്തമായ
Examples of meditative in a sentence
- Outside Bedrock headed for a carplane stop in a meditative mood.
- If you really want to help them remain meditative, calm, and quiet, and your coolness will transform them.
- Unlike dreams, visions tend to remain in one's memory, especially those experienced in meditative and related forms of asceses.
Synonyms of meditative
Forms of meditative
| comparative | more meditative |
|---|---|
| superlative | most meditative |
Origin of meditative
From Middle French méditatif.
Words formed from meditative
Questions about meditative
- What does meditative mean?
- Meditative means of or pertaining to meditation.
- What is meditative in Tamil?
- Meditative in Tamil is கருதப்படு எண்ணம். See Meditative meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is meditative?
- Meditative is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce meditative?
- Meditative is pronounced /ˈmɛd.ɪ.tə.tɪv/ (UK).
Words near meditative in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: meditative (page history and authors); meditative (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); meditative (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); meditative (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); meditative (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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