Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Contemplative \Con*tem"pla*tive\, a. [F. contemplatif, L.
   contemplativus.]
   1. Pertaining to contemplation; addicted to, or employed in,
      contemplation; meditative.

            Fixed and contemplative their looks.  --Denham.

   2. Having the power of contemplation; as, contemplative
      faculties. --Ray.

Contemplative \Con*tem"pla*tive\, n. (R. C. Ch.)
   A religious or either sex devoted to prayer and meditation,
   rather than to active works of charity.

Source : WordNet®

contemplative
     adj : persistently or morbidly thoughtful [syn: {brooding}, {broody},
            {meditative}, {musing}, {pensive}, {pondering}, {reflective},
            {ruminative}]
     n : a person devoted to the contemplative life [ant: {active}]