Definition of Penseve
Pen"sive (?), a. [F. pensif, fr.
penser to think, fr. L. pensare to weigh, ponder,
consider, v. intens. fr. pendere to weigh. See Pension,
Poise.] 1. Thoughtful, sober, or sad;
employed in serious reflection; given to, or favorable to, earnest or
melancholy musing.
The pensive secrecy of desert cell.
Milton.
Anxious cares the pensive nymph
oppressed. Pope.
2. Expressing or suggesting thoughtfulness
with sadness; as, pensive numbers. Prior.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Having the appearance of thinking.
- Looking thoughtful.
- What children say when they are trying to say expensive.
Noun
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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