meditative
adjective
med·i·ta·tive
ˈme-də-ˌtā-tiv 
1
: marked by or conducive to meditation
2
: disposed or given to meditation
meditatively
adverb
meditativeness
noun
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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Even fewer blend political thrills with meditative visual poetry, but Austrian director Richard Ladkani strikes this balance with an even hand in his intimate chronicle of Juma Xiapaia, a brave Indigenous activist in Brazil and the first woman elected chief in the Amazon’s Middle Xingu region.
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 June 2025
By the age of thirty in 326 BC, Alexander used this meditative murderousness to amass his empire, which included much of Africa and India.
—Matthew Gavin Frank
june 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
The Montana native was a fishing guide who turned to rod making after buying one too many sub-par options that ruined the meditative triumphs of a day’s fishing.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
But one of the oldest, simplest, and strangely ignored ways to find that meditative state is to get in a long, narrow boat and paddle silently across a still body of water.
—Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 June 2025
By the age of thirty in 326 BC, Alexander used this meditative murderousness to amass his empire, which included much of Africa and India.
—Matthew Gavin Frank
june 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
The Montana native was a fishing guide who turned to rod making after buying one too many sub-par options that ruined the meditative triumphs of a day’s fishing.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
But one of the oldest, simplest, and strangely ignored ways to find that meditative state is to get in a long, narrow boat and paddle silently across a still body of water.
—Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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“Meditative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meditative. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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meditative
adjective
med·i·ta·tive
ˈmed-ə-ˌtāt-iv
: having the habit of meditating
meditatively
adverb
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