Definition of pensive in English:

pensive

adjective ˈpɛnsɪvˈpɛnsɪv

Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
沉思的，冥想的；忧虑的，忧郁的
a pensive mood
忧郁的心情。
Example sentencesExamples
- Julia is interrupted from her thoughts when a pensive looking Greg steps up behind her.
- I suppose you can all see that I have managed to ditch the pensive mood I was in when I made my previous post.
- He smiled to himself, for he had once again caught his sister in a pensive mood.
- His fingers oscillated between F# and D Major, as he looked outside from window in a pensive mood.
- There was a plethora of images and faces, that one would recall ‘in vacant or in pensive mood’.
- Nicole glanced over at Jake and saw his pensive mood written all over his face.
- The film has a lush look, several scenes shot in late evening, the mood lightly pensive.
- He was still a serious pensive boy but slightly older, he didn't run so much, nor did he stare around him.
- He asked the question as if he were serious, his face pensive as if he were really trying to figure it out.
- With a pensive mood, he felt as if the moon was addressing him, and the stars enticing him to answer back.
- It makes me think that she's just fairly introverted and is quite a thoughtful person, even pensive perhaps.
- She had a beautiful, quiet smile, that was enhanced by deep pensive brown eyes.
- We managed to catch Matt in a rare pensive mood at one point in the evening.
- The pensive mood is punctuated by the quiet string-pluck of an acoustic guitar at the end of the track.
- His dark eyes were pensive, almost thoughtful, and they were directly aimed at me.
- When you're in a pensive mood, as I have been today, the British weather can be a fine accompaniment.
- Rich had become so absorbed in his pensive gazing that he failed to notice his brother enter the café.
- The eerie stillness of the music and voice reflects the pensive, self-critical nature of the lyric.
- When the shout startled her she had been in a pensive mood, gazing from the living room onto the darkening scene outside.
- Our mood turns pensive as we find the rental shop and return our scooters.
Synonyms
thoughtful, thinking, reflective, contemplative, musing, meditative, introspective, prayerful, philosophical, cogitative, ruminative, absorbed, engrossed, rapt, preoccupied, deep/immersed/lost in thought, in a brown study, broody, serious, studious, solemn, dreamy, dreaming
wistful, brooding, melancholy, sad
rare ruminant

Derivatives

pensively

adverb ˈpɛnsɪvliˈpɛnsɪvli

A little boy is pictured with his hands raised high, eyes looking off camera, lips pursed pensively to show off his adorable chubby cheeks.
Example sentencesExamples
- It all looks rather William Morris-ish, as if there ought to be a lady in a brocade dress, weighted down by her hair, pensively lingering among the blossom.
- He studies his smoked-salmon starter pensively.
- Anita was deep in thought, staring pensively at the grass.
- The door opens, the shaven head behind it tilts pensively.

pensiveness

noun ˈpɛnsɪvnəsˈpɛnsɪvnəs

She was able to hold a continuous level pensiveness and reserve.
Example sentencesExamples
- They are joyful images in vibrant greens and yellows, but at the same time they evoke a pensiveness in viewers that some might find hard to shake off.
- He sensed her pensiveness though, and called her on it.
- The soldier carried the man away, a strange hard but confused look on his face with a hint of pensiveness.
- Mama, however, did not understand my pensiveness.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French pensif, -ive, from penser 'think', from Latin pensare 'ponder', frequentative of pendere 'weigh'.

Pensive is from Old French pensif from penser ‘to think’: this is via Latin pensare ‘to ponder’ from pendere ‘to weigh’. The notion is of ‘weighing up’ the merits of various options. Ponder (Middle English) ‘to consider, weigh things up’ and ponderous (Late Middle English) ‘weighty’ come from the same root. The flower name pansy also comes from the same source, being the English spelling of the French pensée ‘thought’. This is because of the face-like markings on the flowers, which in old varieties looked as if they were hanging down pensively. See penthouse

Rhymes

apprehensive, coextensive, comprehensive, defensive, expensive, extensive, intensive, offensive, ostensive, suspensive

Definition of pensive in US English:

pensive

adjectiveˈpensivˈpɛnsɪv

Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
沉思的，冥想的；忧虑的，忧郁的
a pensive mood
忧郁的心情。
Example sentencesExamples
- Rich had become so absorbed in his pensive gazing that he failed to notice his brother enter the café.
- Julia is interrupted from her thoughts when a pensive looking Greg steps up behind her.
- We managed to catch Matt in a rare pensive mood at one point in the evening.
- His fingers oscillated between F# and D Major, as he looked outside from window in a pensive mood.
- He smiled to himself, for he had once again caught his sister in a pensive mood.
- With a pensive mood, he felt as if the moon was addressing him, and the stars enticing him to answer back.
- His dark eyes were pensive, almost thoughtful, and they were directly aimed at me.
- She had a beautiful, quiet smile, that was enhanced by deep pensive brown eyes.
- The film has a lush look, several scenes shot in late evening, the mood lightly pensive.
- Our mood turns pensive as we find the rental shop and return our scooters.
- When you're in a pensive mood, as I have been today, the British weather can be a fine accompaniment.
- Nicole glanced over at Jake and saw his pensive mood written all over his face.
- The eerie stillness of the music and voice reflects the pensive, self-critical nature of the lyric.
- It makes me think that she's just fairly introverted and is quite a thoughtful person, even pensive perhaps.
- He was still a serious pensive boy but slightly older, he didn't run so much, nor did he stare around him.
- He asked the question as if he were serious, his face pensive as if he were really trying to figure it out.
- When the shout startled her she had been in a pensive mood, gazing from the living room onto the darkening scene outside.
- The pensive mood is punctuated by the quiet string-pluck of an acoustic guitar at the end of the track.
- There was a plethora of images and faces, that one would recall ‘in vacant or in pensive mood’.
- I suppose you can all see that I have managed to ditch the pensive mood I was in when I made my previous post.
Synonyms
thoughtful, thinking, reflective, contemplative, musing, meditative, introspective, prayerful, philosophical, cogitative, ruminative, absorbed, engrossed, rapt, preoccupied, deep in thought, immersed in thought, lost in thought, in a brown study, broody, serious, studious, solemn, dreamy, dreaming

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French pensif, -ive, from penser ‘think’, from Latin pensare ‘ponder’, frequentative of pendere ‘weigh’.

词汇	pensive
释义	Definition of pensive in English: pensive adjective ˈpɛnsɪvˈpɛnsɪv Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought. 沉思的，冥想的；忧虑的，忧郁的 a pensive mood 忧郁的心情。 Example sentencesExamples Julia is interrupted from her thoughts when a pensive looking Greg steps up behind her. I suppose you can all see that I have managed to ditch the pensive mood I was in when I made my previous post. He smiled to himself, for he had once again caught his sister in a pensive mood. His fingers oscillated between F# and D Major, as he looked outside from window in a pensive mood. There was a plethora of images and faces, that one would recall ‘in vacant or in pensive mood’. Nicole glanced over at Jake and saw his pensive mood written all over his face. The film has a lush look, several scenes shot in late evening, the mood lightly pensive. He was still a serious pensive boy but slightly older, he didn't run so much, nor did he stare around him. He asked the question as if he were serious, his face pensive as if he were really trying to figure it out. With a pensive mood, he felt as if the moon was addressing him, and the stars enticing him to answer back. It makes me think that she's just fairly introverted and is quite a thoughtful person, even pensive perhaps. She had a beautiful, quiet smile, that was enhanced by deep pensive brown eyes. We managed to catch Matt in a rare pensive mood at one point in the evening. The pensive mood is punctuated by the quiet string-pluck of an acoustic guitar at the end of the track. His dark eyes were pensive, almost thoughtful, and they were directly aimed at me. When you're in a pensive mood, as I have been today, the British weather can be a fine accompaniment. Rich had become so absorbed in his pensive gazing that he failed to notice his brother enter the café. The eerie stillness of the music and voice reflects the pensive, self-critical nature of the lyric. When the shout startled her she had been in a pensive mood, gazing from the living room onto the darkening scene outside. Our mood turns pensive as we find the rental shop and return our scooters. Synonyms thoughtful, thinking, reflective, contemplative, musing, meditative, introspective, prayerful, philosophical, cogitative, ruminative, absorbed, engrossed, rapt, preoccupied, deep/immersed/lost in thought, in a brown study, broody, serious, studious, solemn, dreamy, dreaming wistful, brooding, melancholy, sad rare ruminant Derivatives pensively adverb ˈpɛnsɪvliˈpɛnsɪvli A little boy is pictured with his hands raised high, eyes looking off camera, lips pursed pensively to show off his adorable chubby cheeks. Example sentencesExamples It all looks rather William Morris-ish, as if there ought to be a lady in a brocade dress, weighted down by her hair, pensively lingering among the blossom. He studies his smoked-salmon starter pensively. Anita was deep in thought, staring pensively at the grass. The door opens, the shaven head behind it tilts pensively. pensiveness noun ˈpɛnsɪvnəsˈpɛnsɪvnəs She was able to hold a continuous level pensiveness and reserve. Example sentencesExamples They are joyful images in vibrant greens and yellows, but at the same time they evoke a pensiveness in viewers that some might find hard to shake off. He sensed her pensiveness though, and called her on it. The soldier carried the man away, a strange hard but confused look on his face with a hint of pensiveness. Mama, however, did not understand my pensiveness. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French pensif, -ive, from penser 'think', from Latin pensare 'ponder', frequentative of pendere 'weigh'. Pensive is from Old French pensif from penser ‘to think’: this is via Latin pensare ‘to ponder’ from pendere ‘to weigh’. The notion is of ‘weighing up’ the merits of various options. Ponder (Middle English) ‘to consider, weigh things up’ and ponderous (Late Middle English) ‘weighty’ come from the same root. The flower name pansy also comes from the same source, being the English spelling of the French pensée ‘thought’. This is because of the face-like markings on the flowers, which in old varieties looked as if they were hanging down pensively. See penthouse Rhymes apprehensive, coextensive, comprehensive, defensive, expensive, extensive, intensive, offensive, ostensive, suspensive Definition of pensive in US English: pensive adjectiveˈpensivˈpɛnsɪv Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought. 沉思的，冥想的；忧虑的，忧郁的 a pensive mood 忧郁的心情。 Example sentencesExamples Rich had become so absorbed in his pensive gazing that he failed to notice his brother enter the café. Julia is interrupted from her thoughts when a pensive looking Greg steps up behind her. We managed to catch Matt in a rare pensive mood at one point in the evening. His fingers oscillated between F# and D Major, as he looked outside from window in a pensive mood. He smiled to himself, for he had once again caught his sister in a pensive mood. With a pensive mood, he felt as if the moon was addressing him, and the stars enticing him to answer back. His dark eyes were pensive, almost thoughtful, and they were directly aimed at me. She had a beautiful, quiet smile, that was enhanced by deep pensive brown eyes. The film has a lush look, several scenes shot in late evening, the mood lightly pensive. Our mood turns pensive as we find the rental shop and return our scooters. When you're in a pensive mood, as I have been today, the British weather can be a fine accompaniment. Nicole glanced over at Jake and saw his pensive mood written all over his face. The eerie stillness of the music and voice reflects the pensive, self-critical nature of the lyric. It makes me think that she's just fairly introverted and is quite a thoughtful person, even pensive perhaps. He was still a serious pensive boy but slightly older, he didn't run so much, nor did he stare around him. He asked the question as if he were serious, his face pensive as if he were really trying to figure it out. When the shout startled her she had been in a pensive mood, gazing from the living room onto the darkening scene outside. The pensive mood is punctuated by the quiet string-pluck of an acoustic guitar at the end of the track. There was a plethora of images and faces, that one would recall ‘in vacant or in pensive mood’. I suppose you can all see that I have managed to ditch the pensive mood I was in when I made my previous post. Synonyms thoughtful, thinking, reflective, contemplative, musing, meditative, introspective, prayerful, philosophical, cogitative, ruminative, absorbed, engrossed, rapt, preoccupied, deep in thought, immersed in thought, lost in thought, in a brown study, broody, serious, studious, solemn, dreamy, dreaming Origin Late Middle English: from Old French pensif, -ive, from penser ‘think’, from Latin pensare ‘ponder’, frequentative of pendere ‘weigh’.
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