Ruminative — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

deeply or seriously thoughtful

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈuːmɪnətˌɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈuːmɪnətˌɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈuːmɪnətˌɪv/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹˈuːmɪnətˌɪv/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

brooding contemplative broody musing pensive pondering meditative reflective

Parts of Speech

adjective

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”

Word Forms

contemplate	verb	reflect deeply on a subject
contemplativeness	noun	deep serious thoughtfulness
meditativeness	noun	deep serious thoughtfulness
meditate	verb	think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
pensiveness	noun	persistent morbid meditation on a problem
reflectivity	noun	the capability of quiet thought or contemplation
reflect	verb	reflect deeply on a subject
ruminate	verb	reflect deeply on a subject

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nachdenklich

tief oder ernsthaft nachdenklich

🇫🇷French

ruminatif

profondément ou sérieusement réfléchi

🇪🇸Spanish

reflexivo

profunda o seriamente pensativo

🇮🇹Italian

ruminativo

profondamente o seriamente pensieroso

🇳🇱Dutch

herkauwend

diep of serieus nadenkend

🇵🇹Portuguese

ruminativo

profundamente ou seriamente pensativo

🇷🇺Russian

задумчивый

глубоко или серьёзно задумчивый

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चिंतनशील

गहराई से या गंभीरता से विचारशील

🇧🇩Bengali

কাল্পনিক

গভীরভাবে বা গুরুতরভাবে চিন্তাশীল

🇮🇳Tamil

சிந்திக்க வைக்கும்

ஆழமாக அல்லது தீவிரமாக சிந்தனை

🇮🇳Telugu

రుమినేటివ్

లోతుగా లేదా తీవ్రంగా ఆలోచనాత్మకంగా

🇮🇳Marathi

रम्य

खोलवर किंवा गंभीरपणे विचारशील

🇮🇳Gujarati

રમુજી

ઊંડાણપૂર્વક અથવા ગંભીરતાથી વિચારશીલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೆಲುಕು ಹಾಕುವ

ಆಳವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಗಂಭೀರವಾಗಿ ಚಿಂತನಶೀಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചിന്താശേഷിയുള്ള

ആഴത്തിൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഗൗരവമായി ചിന്തിച്ചു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਫਵਾਹ

ਡੂੰਘਾਈ ਨਾਲ ਜਾਂ ਗੰਭੀਰਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਚਾਰਸ਼ੀਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

افواہ کرنے والا

گہری یا سنجیدگی سے سوچنے والا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沉思的

深刻或认真地思考

🇯🇵Japanese

反芻する

深くまたは真剣に考えている

🇰🇷Korean

반추적인

깊이 생각하거나 진지하게 생각하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhai lại

suy nghĩ sâu sắc hoặc nghiêm túc

🇹🇭Thai

สัตว์เคี้ยวเอื้อง

คิดอย่างลึกซึ้งหรือจริงจัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemamah biak

mendalam atau serius berpikir

🇲🇾Malay

ruminatif

berfikir secara mendalam atau serius

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اجتراري

مدروس بعمق أو بجدية

🇮🇷Persian

نشخوار کننده

عمیق یا جدی متفکر

🇹🇷Turkish

düşünceli

derin veya ciddi düşünceli

🇮🇱Hebrew

הרהור

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