pensive
adjective/ˈpensɪv/
/ˈpensɪv/
- thinking deeply about something, especially because you are sad or worried
- to be in a pensive mood
- to look pensive
- She sat with a pensive expression on her face.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPensive is used with these nouns:- mood
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French pensif, -ive, from penser ‘think’, from Latin pensare ‘ponder’, frequentative of pendere ‘weigh’.Definitions on the go
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