pensive
dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: a pensive mood.
expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness: a pensive adagio.
Origin of pensive
1synonym study For pensive
Opposites for pensive
Other words from pensive
- pen·sive·ly, adverb
- pen·sive·ness, noun
- o·ver·pen·sive, adjective
- o·ver·pen·sive·ly, adverb
- o·ver·pen·sive·ness, noun
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How to use pensive in a sentence
“With the removal of TikTok, everything went away — followers, fame, income and offers,” he says, his tone pensive.
But Salvator was capable of pensiveness, of faith, and of fear.'
Art in England | Dutton CookOn the outside was a very suitable pensiveness, and affection for all that she was leaving.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeSelim shivered all at once and woke up from his pensiveness.
Hania | Henryk SienkiewiczInstead, they wore again the far-away look of dreamy pensiveness.
Destiny | Charles Neville Buck
The pensiveness was a dove brooding on a secure peace; her eyes, gazing ahead, had the gravity of a childs seeing happy visions.
Paths of Judgement | Anne Douglas Sedgwick
British Dictionary definitions for pensive
/ (ˈpɛnsɪv) /
deeply or seriously thoughtful, often with a tinge of sadness
expressing or suggesting pensiveness
Origin of pensive
1Derived forms of pensive
- pensively, adverb
- pensiveness, noun
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