contemplation
The act of contemplatingThe act of contemplating; being highly concentrated in thought; musing.
» What serious contemplation are you in?
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of contemplating; being highly concentrated in thought; musing.
Near-synonyms: meditation, cogitation; see also Thesaurus:attention, Thesaurus:consideration
Betrachtung
размышле́ниеrazmyšlénije, разду́мьеrazdúmʹje
(countable, uncountable)Holy meditation.
Near-synonyms: devotions, prayer
Meditation
созерца́ниеsozercánije, медита́цияmeditácija, благочести́вые размышле́нияblagočestívyje razmyšlénija
(countable, uncountable)The act of looking forward to a future event.
Near-synonym: anticipation
Erwarten
предвкуше́ниеpredvkušénije
(countable, uncountable)The state of being considered or planned.
Near-synonyms: consideration, planning, proposal
contemplation of port facility expansion
- a long and thoughtful observation
- a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
Examples
10 sentencesWhat serious contemplation are you in?
A trivial problem doesn't require long contemplation.
deEin triviales Problem erfordert kein langes Nachdenken.
He watches the world in quiet contemplation.
The young man was completely absorbed in the contemplation of her beauty.
deDer junge Mann war völlig vereinnahmt von der Versenkung in ihre Grazie.
Matthew sat in quiet contemplation, watching the embers of the campfire slowly fade away.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English contemplacioun, from Old French contemplation, from Latin contemplatioFrom Middle English contemplacioun, from Old French contemplation, from Latin contemplatio. By surface analysis, contemplate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: contemplations| Singular | contemplation |
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Synonyms
32 synonyms- a calm, lengthy, intent consideration:reflectionreflexionruminationmusingthoughtfulness
Antonyms
4 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable