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pensive

Meaning

  1. Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
  2. Having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking.
  3. Looking thoughtful, especially from sadness.

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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).

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