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- Dictionarypen·sive/ˈpensiv/
adjective
- 1. engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought: "a pensive mood"
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The meaning of PENSIVE is musingly or dreamily thoughtful. How to use pensive in a sentence.
PENSIVE definition: 1. thinking in a quiet way, often with a serious expression on your face: 2. thinking in a quiet…. Learn more.
Pensive definition: dreamily or wistfully thoughtful. See examples of PENSIVE used in a sentence.
If you're pensive, you might simply be thinking hard about something. Having no expression or maybe even frowning can be a result of being so engrossed in your thoughts — it might not reflect a melancholy attitude.
PENSIVE meaning: 1. thinking in a quiet way, often with a serious expression on your face: 2. thinking in a quiet…. Learn more.
Thinking deeply or seriously, often of sad or melancholy things. Webster's New World. Engaged in deep and serious thought. American Heritage. Expressing deep thoughtfulness, often with some sadness. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: pondering. ruminative. meditative. reflective. contemplative. musing. broody. brooding. wistful.
2 meanings: 1. deeply or seriously thoughtful, often with a tinge of sadness 2. expressing or suggesting pensiveness.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of pensive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define pensive. pensive synonyms, pensive pronunciation, pensive translation, English dictionary definition of pensive. adj. 1. Engaged in deep and serious thought. 2. Showing or expressing deep, often melancholy thought: a pensive look. pen′sive·ly adv. pen′sive·ness n....
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