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Meaning of word pensive from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.
pensive adjective
Meaning : Deeply or seriously thoughtful.
Example :
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.
Synonyms : brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pondering, reflective, ruminative
Meaning : Showing pensive sadness.
Example :
The sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty.
Synonyms : wistful
