Pensive (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- She sat by the window, her pensive expression a reflection of the melancholy that had been weighing on her heart for weeks.
- The poet's eyes took on a pensive gaze as he strolled through the moonlit garden, lost in thought.
- His pensive smile hinted at a deeper sorrow, one that he kept hidden beneath his charming facade.
- The soft music seemed to match the pensive mood that had settled over the crowd, a collective sense of longing and nostalgia.
- As she wandered through the empty halls, her footsteps echoed off the walls, accompanied by the pensive sighs that escaped her lips.
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Meaning 2
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- She sat alone on the beach, her pensive expression a reflection of the turmoil brewing inside her.
- The artist's pensive gaze seemed to hold a thousand secrets, inspiring the painter to capture it on canvas.
- As he wandered through the empty halls, his pensive footsteps echoed off the walls, a reminder of the memories he'd left behind.
- The pensive melody of the cello solo seemed to match the mood of the rainy evening, evoking feelings of wistfulness and longing.
- With a pensive sigh, she closed the book, the words of the poet lingering in her mind like a haunting refrain.