Pensive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɛn(t).sɪv/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Pensive is an adjective meaning Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
Meaning
Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
More Meanings
- Having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking.
- Looking thoughtful, especially from sadness.
Example Sentences
The author’s tone grows pensive in the final chapters.
He sat in pensive silence, weighing his options carefully.
Through the deep grass the faces of the three children glowed like pensive moons.
Abstruse thought and profound researches I prohibit, and will severely punish, by the pensive melancholy which they introduce
Synonyms for pensive
Depending on context, synonyms include contemplative, meditative, reflective, thoughtful, wistful, musing.
Antonyms for pensive
Common opposites include carefree, thoughtless, unreflective.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include musing, pondering, ruminative, meditative, contemplative, thoughtful.
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