pensif

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French pensif, from penser (to think), semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin pēnsō.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

pensif (feminine pensive, masculine plural pensifs, feminine plural pensives)

  1. pensive, thoughtful

Further reading[edit]

Middle French[edit]

Adjective[edit]

pensif m (feminine singular pensifve, masculine plural pensifs, feminine plural pensifves)

  1. pensive, thoughtful

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From penser +‎ -if, from Late Latin pēnsō (to think); first attested 1268.

Adjective[edit]

pensif m (oblique and nominative feminine singular pensive)

  1. pensive, thoughtful