1) Brooding 2) Broody 3) French word used in English 4) Meditative 5) Musing 6) Pensive 7) Pondering 8) Reflective 9) Ruminative 10) Thoughtful 1) Brooding 2) Meditative 3) Musing 4) Pensive 5) Pondering 6) Reflective 7) Ruminative 8) Thoughtful 
A religious man or woman who devotes his/her entire life in the cloister to prayer and reflection.
• (a.) Pertaining to contemplation; addicted to, or employed in, contemplation; meditative. • (a.) Having the power of contemplation; as, contemplative faculties. • (n.) A religious or either sex devoted to prayer and meditation, rather than to active works of charity.
Con·tem'pla·tive adjective [ French contemplatif , Latin contemplativus .] 1. Pertaining to contemplation; addicted to, or employed in, contemplation; meditative. « Fixed and contemplative their looks. Denham. » 2. Having the power of contem...
a Religious who devotes his or her entire life in the cloister to prayer and reflection.
contemplative 1. A member of a religious order that emphasizes meditation. 2. Given to or characterized by contemplation: 'She has a contemplative mind.' 3. A religious man, or woman, who devotes his/her entire life in a cloister to prayer and reflection.
noun a person devoted to the contemplative life
given to or characterized by contemplation: a contemplative mind.
[SAT terms] deeply or seriously thoughtful