PENSIVE


Meaning of PENSIVE in English

adj. Function: adjective

1

Synonyms: THOUGHTFUL 1, cogitative, contemplative, meditative, pondering, reflecting, reflective, ruminative, speculative, thinking

Related Words: musing, ruminating

2 being musingly sad and thoughtful FF1C; gazed out the window with a pensive expression on her face FF1E;

Synonyms: meditative, ||pensy, wistful

Related Words: absorbed, abstracted, contemplative, musing, preoccupied, thoughtful, withdrawn; blue, melancholy, sad, saddened

Contrasted Words: alert, aware, interested, outgoing

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