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- [pen-siv]
- /ˈpɛn sɪv/
- /ˈpen.sɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pen-siv]
- /ˈpɛn sɪv/
Definitions of pensive word
- adjective pensive dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: a pensive mood. 1
- adjective pensive expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness: a pensive adagio. 1
- adjective pensive thoughtful, thinking 1
- adjective pensive If you are pensive, you are thinking deeply about something, especially something that worries you slightly. 0
- adjective pensive deeply or seriously thoughtful, often with a tinge of sadness 0
- adjective pensive expressing or suggesting pensiveness 0
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Origin of pensive
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; < French (feminine); replacing Middle English pensif < Middle French (masculine), derivative of penser to think < Latin pēnsāre to weigh, consider, derivative of pēnsus, past participle of pendere. See pension, -ive
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Parts of speech for Pensive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pensive popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pensive usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pensive
adj pensive
- contemplative — Someone who is contemplative thinks deeply, or is thinking in a serious and calm way.
- down and out — downward; going or directed downward: the down escalator.
- down in the dumps — If you are down in the dumps, you are feeling very depressed and miserable.
- dreamy — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
adjective pensive
- daydreaming — indulgence in daydreams
- fantasising — Present participle of fantasise.
- fantasizing — Present participle of fantasize.
- languishing — becoming languid, in any way.
- lucubratory — Composed by candlelight, or at night.
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