pensive
pronunciation
How to pronounce pensive in British English:
UK [ˈpensɪv]
How to pronounce pensive in American English:
US [ˈpensɪv]
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- Adjective:
- persistently or morbidly thoughtful
- showing pensive sadness
Word Origin
- pensive
- pensive: see pansy
- pensive (adj.)
- late 14c., from Old French pensif "thoughtful, distracted, musing" (11c.), from penser "to think," from Latin pensare "weigh, consider," frequentative of pendere "weigh" (see pendant). Related: Pensively; pensiveness.
Example
- 1. His external persona is calm , collected , pensive .
- 2. The woman in this painting has a pensive smile .
- 3. Please excuse me if I 'm a little pensive today .
- 4. I 'm too pensive when I write sometimes ...... and I 'm not ' too talented ' , I 'm just too egoistical .
- 5. And still the pensive spring returns .