päⁿˈsā noun
( -s )
Etymology: in sense 1, from French, from Pensées (1670), literary work by Blaise Pascal died 1662 French scientist and philosopher; in sense 2, from French, from Middle French — more at pansy
1. : a thought expressed in literary form
not a system of ethics at all but simply a collection of maxims and pensées — J.C.Ransom
2. : pansy 2