contemplation

CEFRC1

/ˌkɒntəmˈpleɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Deep and careful thought about something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Holy meditation.

Examples

  • The mind balks in contemplation of the monuments of Egypt.

  • The young man was completely absorbed in the contemplation of her beauty.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The act of contemplating; musing; being highly concentrated in thought

  2. The act of contemplating; being highly concentrated in thought; musing.

  3. The act of looking forward to a future event.

More examples

In context

  • What serious contemplation are you in?

  • Near-synonyms: meditation, cogitation; see also Thesaurus:attention, Thesaurus:consideration

  • Near-synonym: anticipation

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Origin

noun

From Middle English contemplacioun, from Old French contemplation, from Latin contemplatio. By surface analysis, contemplate + -ion.