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- pronunciation:
- pen
sihv
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
thoughtful in a sad or deeply serious way.
He was unusually quiet and pensive today, and I wondered if something was wrong.- synonyms:
- bemused, musing, wistful
- similar words:
- blue, doleful, meditative, melancholy, preoccupied, reflective, ruminative, sad, thoughtful
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| definition 2: |
suggestive or expressive of a deep, sad thoughtfulness.
He sat staring out the window and heaved a pensive sigh.- synonyms:
- gloomy, glum, melancholy
- similar words:
- doleful, forlorn, grave, rueful, sad, weary, woebegone
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| related words: |
absent-minded, contemplative, solemn |
adverb + (adj.)pensive
finally, suddenly
(adj.)pensive
+ adverb
alone
(adj.)pensive
+ noun
brow, expression, eye, finger, frown, look, moment, mood, nod, picture, pose, silence, song, stare, thought, tone, voice
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| derivations: |
pensively (adv.), pensiveness (n.) |
The word pensive
contains the following part:
pend, pens
Latin
root
that means hang; weigh; spend
  Example words:
append, appendix, depend, dependable, dependent, independence, independent, pendulum, suspend, suspense, expend, expensive, pensive, impend
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