pensive
11pensive — pen•sive [[t]ˈpɛn sɪv[/t]] adj. 1) dreamily or wistfully thoughtful 2) expressing thoughtfulness or sadness • Etymology: 1325–75; ME pensif < MF, der. of penser to think < L pēnsāre to weigh, consider, der. of pendere. See pension, ive… …
12pensive — ● pensif, pensive adjectif Qui est fortement absorbé dans ses pensées ; songeur, rêveur : Tu es pensif, tu as des soucis ? ● pensif, pensive (synonymes) adjectif Qui est fortement absorbé dans ses pensées ; songeur, rêveur Synonymes : absorbé… …
13pensive — [[t]pe̱nsɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you are pensive, you are thinking deeply about something, especially something that worries you slightly. He looked suddenly sombre, pensive. Syn: thoughtful Derived words: pensively ADV ADV with v Angela stared… …
14pensive — adjective thinking deeply about something and seeming a little sad: Jan was pensive. | a pensive expression pensively adverb pensiveness noun (U) …
15pensive — adjective /ˈpɛn.sɪv/ a) Having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking. Abstruse thought and profound researches I prohibit, and will severely punish, by the pensive melancholy which they introduce b) Looking thoughtful, especially… …
16pensive — adj. Pensive is used with these nouns: ↑mood …
17pensive — pen|sive [ˈpensıv] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: pensif, from penser to think ] thinking a lot about something, especially because you are worried or sad →↑thoughtful ▪ Jan looked pensive. >pensively adv …
18pensive — pen|sive [ pensıv ] adjective seeming to be thinking carefully about something, especially something sad or serious: a pensive expression ╾ pen|sive|ly adverb …
19pensive — adjective sorry to interrupt your pensive mood, but we ve got to leave Syn: thoughtful, reflective, contemplative, musing, meditative, introspective, ruminative, absorbed, preoccupied, deep/lost in thought, in a brown study, brooding; formal… …
20pensive — UK [ˈpensɪv] / US adjective seeming to be thinking carefully about something, especially something sad or serious a pensive expression Derived word: pensively adverb …
