cogitative

C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition
US /ˈkɑdʒəˌteɪtɪv/ UK /ˈkɒdʒɪtətɪv/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    capable of, inclined to, or concerned with thought and reflection

    The philosopher distinguished the sensitive faculty from the cogitative faculty.

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Synonyms
1 adj · capable of, inclined to, or... thinkingreflectivecontemplative
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Derived forms cogitatively

Etymology

From Old French cogitatif and Latin cogitativus, from cogitare, 'to think, consider.' The term became especially common in philosophical descriptions of the mind's thinking faculty.

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