Synonyms:
brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative
Meaning: 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
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
contemplative
Meaning: a person devoted to the contemplative life
Usage examples
But, in my opinion, all philosophy is theoretical, because it is essential to it that it should retain a purely contemplative attitude, and should investigate, not prescribe.
His humility seemed real, and perhaps the unusualness of it brought a curious expression to Maxineff's face, and into his eyes a contemplative light that Noakes did not care to meet.