Associations to the word «Pensive»
Noun
Adjective
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
To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of
understanding; one must use the same words for the same
genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's
experiences in common.