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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A thoughtful or reflective state, especially if sad or melancholic..
We left quietly so as not to disturb the widow's pensiveness.
Yet the employment seemed a pleasant one; her cheek was flushed with a clear, rich crimson—her face / "Was like any fair lake that the morning is on, / When it breaks into dimples, and laughs in the sun." / And if, ever and anon, the brow was clouded by a shade of pensiveness, it was quickly dispelled by the consciousness of present happiness.
Use pensiveness when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pensiveness means A thoughtful or reflective state, especially if sad or melancholic..
Common synonyms include brooding, contemplativeness, meditativeness.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
We left quietly so as not to disturb the widow's pensiveness.
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