brooding (s)
broody (s)
contemplative (s)
meditative (s)
musing (s)
pensive (s)
pondering (s)
reflective (s)
ruminative (s)

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def deeply or seriously thoughtful
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
Outgoing links
Similar to thoughtful
Derivationally related form ruminative → ruminate
Derivationally related form reflective → reflectivity
Derivationally related form reflective → reflect
Derivationally related form pensive → pensiveness
Derivationally related form meditative → meditativeness; meditative → meditate
Derivationally related form meditative → meditate
Derivationally related form contemplative → contemplate
Derivationally related form contemplative → contemplate; contemplative → contemplativeness
Incoming links
Similar to thoughtful
Derived from adjective meditatively → meditative
Derived from adjective musingly → musing
Derived from adjective pensively → pensive
Derived from adjective reflectively → reflective
Derivationally related form contemplativeness → contemplative; contemplate → contemplative
Derivationally related form meditativeness → meditative; meditate → meditative
Derivationally related form reflectivity → reflective
Derivationally related form pensiveness → pensive
Derivationally related form ruminate → ruminative
Derivationally related form reflect → reflective
Derivationally related form contemplate → contemplative
Derivationally related form meditate → meditative

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