pensive

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Adjective

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[edit] Etymology

From French pensif, from the verb penser, from Latin pēnsō

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pensive (comparative more pensive, superlative most pensive)

1. Having the appearance of deep, often melancholic thinking.
2. Looking thoughtful, especially from sadness.
   • 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 4.

     Abstruse thought and profound researches I prohibit, and will severely punish, by the pensive melancholy which they introduce

[edit] Derived terms

• pensively
• pensiveness

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• Alphagram: eeinpsv
• vespine

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pensive f.

1. Feminine singular of pensif.