pensive
- Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
- Having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking.
- Looking thoughtful, especially from sadness.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɛn.sɪv/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English pensif, pensyfe, pencyve, from Old French pensif (“thoughtful”), from penser (“to think”) (from Latin pēnsō) + -if (English -ive).
in thought
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