Ruminative: alternatives and connections

Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind.

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Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

of Brood

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Inclined to brood.

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Pertaining to contemplation; addicted to, or employed in, contemplation; meditative.

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Disposed to meditate, or to meditation; as, a meditative man; a meditative mood.

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of Muse

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Thoughtful, sober, or sad; employed in serious reflection; given to, or favorable to, earnest or melancholy musing.

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of Ponder

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Throwing back images; as, a reflective mirror.

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