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noncontemplative

noncontemplative adjective: not contemplative.

Adjective

noncontemplative (not comparable)

  1. Not contemplative.
    • Matters become more complicated when comparing noncontemplative attitudes with contemplative attitudes.2001, Michael J. Zimmerman, The Nature of Intrinsic Value, page 217

Origin of noncontemplative

From non- + contemplative.

Questions about noncontemplative

What does noncontemplative mean?
Noncontemplative means not contemplative.
What part of speech is noncontemplative?
Noncontemplative is an adjective.

Words near noncontemplative in the dictionary

  1. noncontaminants
  2. noncontaminated
  3. noncontaminating
  4. noncontamination
  5. noncontaminative
  6. noncontemplative
  7. noncontemporaneous
  8. noncontemporaries
  9. noncontemporary
  10. noncontender
  11. noncontenders

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