pensive (Meaning)
pensive (s)
deeply or seriously thoughtful
showing pensive sadness
pensive (a.)
Thoughtful, sober, or sad; employed in serious reflection; given to, or favorable to, earnest or melancholy musing.
Expressing or suggesting thoughtfulness with sadness; as, pensive numbers.
Synonyms & Antonyms of pensive
pensive Sentence Examples
- Her pensive gaze wandered over the cityscape, lost in contemplation.
- The artist sat pensively, brush poised as he pondered his next stroke.
- The old man sat on the bench, his pensive expression etched with years of experience.
- Emily's pensive smile hinted at secrets unspoken.
- The pensive owl perched on the branch, its unblinking eyes surveying the surroundings.
- The pensive poet retreated to solitude, seeking inspiration amidst the tranquil whispers of nature.
- His pensive demeanor suggested a mind preoccupied with deep thoughts.
- The room fell into a pensive silence as the guests absorbed the news.
- The pensive young woman sat in the park, lost in her thoughts as she watched the falling leaves.
- The pensive scientist pondered the implications of his groundbreaking discovery.
FAQs About the word pensive
deeply or seriously thoughtful, showing pensive sadnessThoughtful, sober, or sad; employed in serious reflection; given to, or favorable to, earnest or melancho
reflective, somber, thoughtful, contemplative,melancholy, musing, meditative, analytical, ruminant, logical
scatterbrained, goofy,unreflective, unreflective, flippant, frivolous, flippant, scatterbrained, goofy, frivolous
Her pensive gaze wandered over the cityscape, lost in contemplation.
The artist sat pensively, brush poised as he pondered his next stroke.
The old man sat on the bench, his pensive expression etched with years of experience.
Emily's pensive smile hinted at secrets unspoken.
