In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MEDITATIVE
brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative
(adjective) deeply or seriously thoughtful; “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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
meditative (comparative more meditative, superlative most meditative)
Of or pertaining to meditation.
Thoughtful; pensive.
Source: Wiktionary
Med"i*ta*tive, a. Etym: [L. meditativus: cf. F. méditatif.]
Definition: Disposed to meditate, or to meditation; as, a meditative man; a meditative mood.
– Med"i*ta*tive*ly, adv.
– Med"i*ta*tive*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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