pensive, adj.
freq. cnt. 1
freq. cnt. 1
deeply or seriously thoughtful
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
brooding broody contemplative meditative musing pensive pondering reflective ruminative
sample sentences
"Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the `Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man"
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showing pensive sadness
<adj.all>
pensive wistful
sample sentences
"the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty"
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