contemplation

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English contemplacioun, from Old French contemplation, from Latin contemplatio. By surface analysis, contemplate +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɒntəmˈpleɪʃən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkɑntəmˈpleɪʃən/ Hyphenation: con‧tem‧pla‧tion Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === contemplation (countable and uncountable, plural contemplations) The act of contemplating; being highly concentrated in thought; musing. Antonyms: mindlessness, roteness, reflexiveness, autopilot Near-synonyms: meditation, cogitation; see also Thesaurus:attention, Thesaurus:consideration (religion) Holy meditation. Near-synonyms: devotions, prayer The act of looking forward to a future event. Near-synonym: anticipation The state of being considered or planned. Near-synonyms: consideration, planning, proposal contemplation of port facility expansion ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From Latin contemplātiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tɑ̃.pla.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === contemplation f (plural contemplations) contemplation ==== Related terms ==== contemplateur contemplatif contempler === Further reading === “contemplation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012