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Definitions for Pensiveness
[1] dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: a pensive mood.
[2] expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness: a pensive adagio.
[3] deeply or seriously thoughtful, often with a tinge of sadness
[4] expressing or suggesting pensiveness
Words related to Pensiveness
pensivegloom, desperation, sorrow, despondency, grief, despair, boredom, ennui, wistfulness, impression, contemplation, observation, idea, rumination, opinion, consideration, meditation, view, fantasy, trance
Words nearby Pensiveness
pensivepension off, pension plan, pensionary, pensioneer trustee, pensioner, pensive, penstemon, penstock, pensée, pensées, pent
Origin of Pensiveness
1325–75; < French (feminine); replacing Middle English pensif < Middle French (masculine), derivative of penser to think < Latin pēnsāre to weigh, consider, derivative of pēnsus, past participle of pendere. See pension, -ive
Other words from Pensiveness
pen·sive·ly , adverb
pen·sive·ness , noun
o·ver·pen·sive , adjective
o·ver·pen·sive·ly , adverb
o·ver·pen·sive·ness , noun
Word origin for Pensiveness
C14: from Old French pensif, from penser to think, from Latin pensāre to consider; compare pension 1
Synonyms for Pensiveness
boredom, despair, desperation, despondency, ennui, gloom, grief, sorrow, wistfulness, blahs, blues, bummer, dejection, dolor, downer, dumps, funk, gloominess, letdown, miserableness, misery, mopes, mournfulness, tedium, unhappiness, woe, wretchedness, blue devils, blue funk, dismals, dolefuls, down trip, low spirits