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pensive

adjective

showing pensive sadness

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
P
Ends with
E
Contains
EN
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈpɛn.sɪv

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adjective

  1. showing pensive sadness

    “the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty”

adjective

  1. 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”

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Example Sentences

the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty
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

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