Associations to the word «Pensive»
Noun
- Musing
- Mood
- Silent
- Countenance
- Ex
- Frown
- Sadness
- Pose
- Gentle
- Reverie
- Gaiety
- Complexion
- Quiet
- Bosom
- Tender
- Lamont
- Solitude
- Repose
- Brow
- Iconography
- Emptiness
- Expression
- Sigh
- Tint
- Contemplation
- Chatter
- Sorrow
- Richards
- Meditation
- Enchantment
- Gloom
- Sweetness
- Charm
- Woe
- Attitude
- Smile
- Shade
- Frock
- Tenderness
- Melody
- Pale
- Bough
- Posture
- Soothing
- Sandal
- Lash
- Beauty
- Lapse
- Wretch
- Abstraction
- Usual
- Elbow
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
PENSIVE, adjective. Having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking.
PENSIVE, adjective. Looking thoughtful, especially from sadness.
Dictionary definition
PENSIVE, adjective. Deeply or seriously thoughtful; "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";.
PENSIVE, adjective. Showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.