In the greatest of all works of art everything had been realized, I could give nothing, and my restless mind tired of passive contemplation.
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Contemplation
//ˌkɒntəmˈpleɪʃən//
Synonyms for "contemplation" (223 found)
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do-nothingismdo-nothingnessdormancydrillengagementengrossmententreatyenvisagementenvisionmentexaminationexerciseexpectancyexpectationextensive studyeyeball inspectionfarseeingnessfarsightednessforecastforeglanceforegleam
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foreglimpseforehandednessforeseeingforesightforesightednessgracegrindgrindinghail maryheadworkidlenessimmersionimminenceimmobilityimperturbabilityimpetrationimplorationinactioninactivityindolenceinertiainertnessinspectionintentnessintercessioninvocationinvolvementkyrie eleisonlaissez fairelaissez-allerlaissez-fairelaissez-faireismlitanylongsightednesslooking aheadlucid stillnesslucubrationmarmoreal reposemeditationmental labormonomaniamusingneutralismneutralityneutralnessnirvana
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noninvolvementnonparticipationnonresistancenonviolencenonviolent resistanceobsecrationobsessionobtestationocular inspectionorisonoverviewpacifismparalysispassive resistancepassive self-annihilationpassivenesspassivismpassivitypaternosterpeace
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peacefulnessperusalpetitionplacidityplacidnesspolicyponderingpracticeprayerprayer wheelpredictionpreoccupationpreparationprepublicationpreviewprevisionprobabilityprocrastinationprofound thoughtprospectprospectionprovidenceprovisionprudencequiescencequiescencyquietquietismquietnessquietuderapt attentionreadinessreadingreflectionreliancereposerestrestfulnessrestudyrestudyingreveriereviewrevolvingrogationrosaryruminationsagacitysatoriscrutinyserenitysilencesilent prayersilken reposesingle-mindednesssleepslumberspeculationstagnancystagnationstandpattismstasisstillnessstudiousnessstudystudyingsubjectsubmersionsuitsupplicationsurveyswottingthanksthanksgivingthe eyethoughttranquillityunastonishmentvegetationvettingviewvisual examinationvita contemplativawaiting gamewatching and waitingweighingwide readingwise passiveness
Noun(4 words)
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69 translations across 21 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- تَفَكُّر noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
Bulgarian
3 entries- очакване noun (The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing)
- размишление noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
- съзерцание noun (Holy meditation)
Catalan
1 entries- contemplació noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
Czech
2 entries- meditace noun (Holy meditation)
- rozjímání noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
Dutch
4 entries- beschouwing noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
- bespiegeling noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
- contemplatie noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
- overweging noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
Finnish
4 entries- mietiskely noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
- suunnittelu noun (The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing)
- tutkiskelu noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
- tutkiskelu noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
French
1 entries- contemplation noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
Galician
1 entries- contemplación noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
German
3 entries- Betrachtung noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
- Erwarten noun (The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing)
- Meditation noun (Holy meditation)
Greek
4 entries- διαλογισμός noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
- ενατένιση noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
- θεωρία noun (Holy meditation)
- περισυλλογή noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
Hindi
4 entries- चिंतन noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
- चिंतन noun (The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing)
- तप noun (Holy meditation)
- तपस्या noun (Holy meditation)
Macedonian
1 entries- созерцание noun (Holy meditation)
Māori
1 entries- whakaaroarohanga noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
Polish
3 entries- bogomyślność noun (Holy meditation)
- kontemplacja noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
- medytacja noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
Portuguese
2 entries- contemplação noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
- contemplação noun (The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing)
Russian
4 entries- благочести́вые размышле́ния noun (Holy meditation)
- медита́ция noun (Holy meditation)
- предвкуше́ние noun (The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing)
- разду́мье noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- sozercanje noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
Spanish
3 entries- contemplación noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
- contemplación noun (Holy meditation)
- contemplación noun (The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing)
Swedish
4 entries- andakt noun (Holy meditation)
- begrundande noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
- betraktande noun (The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing)
- meditation noun (Holy meditation)
Turkish
4 entries- bekleme noun (The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing)
- düşünme noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
- meditasyon noun (Holy meditation)
- tefekkür etme noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
Vietnamese
4 entries- chiêm niệm noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
- chiêm niệm noun (Holy meditation)
- chiêm niệm noun (The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing)
- thiền định noun (The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Islamic culture has given us majestic arches and soaring spires; timeless poetry and cherished music; elegant calligraphy and places of peaceful contemplation.
Source: tatoeba (376893)
The superior gratification derived from the use and contemplation of costly and supposedly beautiful products is, commonly, in great measure a gratification of our sense of costliness masquerading under the name of beauty.
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Love is like some fresh spring, that leaves its cresses, its gravel bed and flowers to become first a stream and then a river, changing its aspect and its nature as it flows to plunge itself in some boundless ocean, where restricted natures only find monotony, but where great souls are engulfed in endless contemplation.
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