- pensiv'd
- penˈsiv'd adjective (Shakespeare)Made pensive• • •Main Entry: ↑pensive
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Pensiv — (v. fr.), nachdenkend, nachsinnend … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Pensée — (pangseh), frz., Gedanke, Einfall; das Stiefmütterchen, s. Viola tricolor; pensiv, seinen Gedanken nachhängend, tiefsinnig … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
pensive — pen|sive [ˈpensıv] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: pensif, from penser to think ] thinking a lot about something, especially because you are worried or sad →↑thoughtful ▪ Jan looked pensive. >pensively adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
pensive — pen|sive [ pensıv ] adjective seeming to be thinking carefully about something, especially something sad or serious: a pensive expression ╾ pen|sive|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pensive — /ˈpɛnsɪv / (say pensiv) adjective 1. deeply, seriously, or sadly thoughtful. 2. expressing thoughtfulness or sadness. {French (feminine), from penser think; replacing Middle English pensif, from French (masculine) –pensively, adverb –pensiveness …
