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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"It's almost meditative doing something creative with my hands."
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Complete with sci-fi elements, a meditative space and a 30-foot-tall mushroom tower, Meow Wolf’s new location will open at the end of 2026.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
And this sense of motion—of not quite knowing where to look, or where to pause—had a gradual, meditative effect.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 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
So he walked and walked for miles every day, lost in his dreams, or dwelling in a meditative state.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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