Excogitative

/ɛkˈskɑdʒɪtətɪv/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or requiring careful, thorough thinking; capable of or characterized by working something out through thought.

Etymology

From 'excogitate' + '-ive' (tending to, capable of). The '-ive' suffix creates an adjective describing a quality or capability.

Kelly Says

This adjective is rarely used now, but when it appears in old texts, it describes intense mental activity—'excogitative effort' suggests thinking is real work requiring genuine talent and focus.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምስሎች
mis-lo-ch
ARالعربية
مُفَكِّر
mu-fakkir
BNবাংলা
চিন্তাশীল
chin-ta-sheel
CACatalà
reflexiu
re-flex-ee-oo
CSČeština
rozvážný
roz-vow-zny
DADansk
tænksom
ten-ksom
DEDeutsch
excogitativ
eks-koh-zhee-tah-tiv
ELΕλληνικά
μελετητικός
me-le-te-ti-kos
ESEspañol
excogitativo
eks-koh-jit-ah-tee-voh
FAفارسی
تفکر
te-fakkar
FISuomi
mietiskelyinen
mie-tis-ke-lyi-nen
FRFrançais
excogitatif
eks-koh-zhee-tah-tiv
GUGU
ચિંતનશીલ
chin-tan-sheel
HAHA
maganin
ma-ga-nin
HEעברית
מדמיין
me-day-yim
HIहिन्दी
चिंतनशील
chintansheel
HUMagyar
gondolkodó
gon-dol-koh-doh
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemikir
pem-ikir
IGIG
ọ̀rụ̀
oh-roo
ITItaliano
escogitattivo
eks-koh-zhee-tah-tee-voh
JA日本語
考案する
kou-an-suru
KKKK
ойлау
oy-lau
KMKM
គិត
kit
KO한국어
상상력이 풍부한
sang-sang-ryeok-i pung-bu-han
MRMR
चिंतनशील
chin-tan-sheel
MSBahasa Melayu
pemikir
pem-ikir
MYမြန်မာ
စဉ်းစဉ်း
sin-sin
NLNederlands
bedachtzame
be-dach-tzah-meh
NONorsk
tenksom
ten-ksom
PAPA
ਵਿਚਾਰ
vichar
PLPolski
rozważny
roz-vow-zny
PTPortuguês
excogitativo
eks-koh-zhee-tah-tee-voh
RORomână
reflecta
re-flek-tah
RUРусский
размышляющий
razmyshlayushchiy
SVSvenska
tänksam
ten-ksam
SWKiswahili
mwenye mawazo
mwen-ye ma-wa-zo
TAதமிழ்
கருத்து
karuthu
TEతెలుగు
విచారణ
vi-chaar-na
THไทย
คิดสร้างสรรค์
kit-saang-saang-sorn
TLTL
mapag-isip
ma-pa-g-i-sip
TRTürkçe
düşünceli
düşün-celi
UKУкраїнська
роздумливий
roz-doom-liv-iy
URاردو
فکرशीل
fikr-sheel
VITiếng Việt
tư tưởng
too-tưởng
YOYO
ọ̀rọ̀
oh-roh
ZH中文
构思力强的
gou-si-li qiang de
ZUZU
umoya
oo-mo-ya

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