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Antonyms for contemplation

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kon-tuh m-pley-shuh n, -tem-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɒn təmˈpleɪ ʃən, -tɛm-


Definition of contemplation

Origin :
  • c.1200, "religious musing," from Old French contemplation or directly from Latin contemplationem (nominative contemplatio) "act of looking at," from contemplat-, past participle stem of contemplari "to gaze attentively, observe," originally "to mark out a space for observation" (as an augur does). From com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + templum "area for the taking of auguries" (see temple (n.1)).
  • noun deep thought; planning
  • noun gazing at
Example sentences :
  • The truth could not be concealed, nor the contemplation of it avoided.
  • Extract from : « Fragments from The Journal of a Solitary Man » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Raising his eyes from a contemplation of the heels in front of him, he saw Belle Langdon.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • I wasn't so enamoured with the ancients as I thought I was; but I was enamoured with your contemplation of my pose.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • The contemplation of the infirm and lonely steed overcame him.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • A state of mind produced by contemplation of a neighbor's uneasiness.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • The course of nature lies open to my contemplation as well as to theirs.
  • Extract from : « An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding » by David Hume
  • From the contemplation of the Past, he roused himself to face the Future.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • I could enter no other houses for that one while, for I could not bear the contemplation of the children.
  • Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
  • Who do you imagine has it in contemplation to confer a distinction upon you, sir?'
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • It may be that the banker's face grew a shade paler after that contemplation.
  • Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon

Synonyms for contemplation

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