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English adjective: pensive | |||
| 1. | pensive deeply or seriously thoughtful | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pondering, reflective, ruminative | ||
| Similar | thoughtful | ||
| Antonyms | thoughtless | ||
| 2. | pensive showing pensive sadness | ||
| Samples | The sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty. | ||
| Synonyms | wistful | ||
| Similar | sad | ||
| Antonyms | glad | ||
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