Contemplative Definition & Meaning

contemplative
adjective
  1. deeply or seriously thoughtful; "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man"
noun
  1. a person devoted to the contemplative life

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