meditative
Americanadjective
Related Words
See pensive.
Other Word Forms
- meditatively adverb
- meditativeness noun
- nonmeditative adjective
- nonmeditatively adverb
- nonmeditativeness noun
- unmeditative adjective
- unmeditatively adverb
Etymology
Origin of meditative
From the Late Latin word meditātīvus, dating back to 1605–15. See meditate, -ive
Example Sentences
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The meditative quality of stargazing can reduce anxiety and stress, while forcing people to pull themselves away from their phones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
"It's almost meditative doing something creative with my hands."
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
“It’s a decompression room where people can dip out of the main anchor to have a quiet meditative moment and recaliberate. It’s going to be all-natural treatments with a mycelia ceiling.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026
“No matter how mundane some action might appear,” he writes, “keep at it long enough and it becomes a contemplative, even meditative act.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Which, you see, Pip,” said Joe, pausing in his meditative raking of the fire, and looking at me, “were a drawback on my learning.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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