meditative

adjective med·i·ta·tive \ ˈme-də-ˌtā-tiv \

Definition of meditative

1 :marked by or conducive to meditation

2 :disposed or given to meditation

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meditatively

adverb

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meditativeness

noun

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Examples of meditative in a Sentence

I could see that she was in a meditative mood.
I've been in a meditative mood all day.

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Trap yoga takes the traditionally tranquil and meditative practice and marries it with gritty trap music, a genre of hip-hop defined by its use of the Roland TR-808 drum machine (think: T.I. or Gucci Mane).

— william robert ferrer, Detroit Free Press, "Yoga twerks to hip-hop’s gritty trap sound," 19 Aug. 2017
But I was struck by the meditative feeling that swept over me in that room.

— david lyman, Cincinnati.com, "A day at the museum: Hypnotic and mesmerizing," 18 Aug. 2017
With more meditative roots than many other forms of fireworks, Senko Hanabi are both beautiful and calming.

— david grossman, Popular Mechanics, "How to Make Beautiful and Historic Japanese Sparklers," 17 Aug. 2017
And there’s something so calming and meditative about just moving to your own rhythm, breathing deeply, and feeling your body do its thing.

— amy marturana, SELF, "'I'm Not Built for Running' Is a Myth We Need to Stop Perpetuating," 12 Aug. 2017
Of course, prayer can take many forms: Ritual, petitionary, colloquial and meditative, among others.

— thomas burnett, idahostatesman, "Frustrated with your spouse? Prayer might help, researchers say," 11 Aug. 2017
A light and airy moisturizer without any gross stuff, like Drunk Elephant’s Lala Retro Whipped Cream, would be a solid choice to include in a meditative evening routine.

— aliza kelly faragher, Allure, "What This Week's Horoscope Means for You," 31 July 2017
Thinking about running as a slow, meditative practice provides more benefits than viewing it as a sport, author says.

— michael nichols, National Geographic, "We Evolved to Run—But We're Doing It All Wrong," 30 July 2017
If anything, however, the Cleveland exhibition portrays Gund as a contemplative aesthete who relished the meditative mood evoked by the works in the subtly entrancing show whose title bears his name.

— steven litt, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Museum of Art Japanese exhibit shows quieter side of former Cavs owner George Gund III (photos)," 15 July 2017

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meditative Synonyms

Synonyms

broody, cogitative, contemplative, melancholy, musing, pensive, reflective, ruminant, ruminative, thoughtful

Antonyms

unreflective

Related Words

introspective, retrospective, self-reflective; earnest, grave, sedate, serious, serious-minded, severe, sober, solemn, somber (or sombre), weighty; philosophical (also philosophic); analytic (or analytical), logical, rational; deliberate, purposeful; absentminded, abstracted, preoccupied

Near Antonyms

featherbrained, flighty, flippant, frivolous, goofy, harebrained, light-headed, scatterbrained; brainless, mindless, silly, thoughtless, unthinking

MEDITATIVE Defined for English Language Learners

meditative

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Definition of meditative for English Language Learners

: very thoughtful : involving or allowing deep thought or meditation

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