“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”
adjective
showing pensive sadness
“the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty”
Word Forms
contemplate
verb
reflect deeply on a subject
contemplativeness
noun
deep serious thoughtfulness
meditativeness
noun
deep serious thoughtfulness
meditate
verb
think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
pensiveness
noun
persistent morbid meditation on a problem
reflectivity
noun
the capability of quiet thought or contemplation
reflect
verb
reflect deeply on a subject
ruminate
verb
reflect deeply on a subject
wistfulness
noun
a sadly pensive longing
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
nachdenklich
tief oder ernsthaft nachdenklich
🇫🇷French
pensif
profondément ou sérieusement réfléchi
🇪🇸Spanish
pensativo
profunda o seriamente pensativo
🇮🇹Italian
pensieroso
profondamente o seriamente pensieroso
🇳🇱Dutch
peinzend
diep of serieus nadenkend
🇵🇹Portuguese
pensativo
profundamente ou seriamente pensativo
🇷🇺Russian
задумчивый
глубоко или серьёзно задумчивый
India
🇮🇳Hindi
चिंताग्रस्त
गहराई से या गंभीरता से विचारशील
🇧🇩Bengali
চিন্তাশীল
গভীরভাবে বা গুরুতরভাবে চিন্তাশীল
🇮🇳Tamil
சிந்தனையுள்ள
ஆழமாக அல்லது தீவிரமாக சிந்தனை
🇮🇳Telugu
ఆలోచనాపరుడు
లోతుగా లేదా తీవ్రంగా ఆలోచనాత్మకంగా
🇮🇳Marathi
विचारशील
खोलवर किंवा गंभीरपणे विचारशील
🇮🇳Gujarati
વિચારશીલ
ઊંડાણપૂર્વક અથવા ગંભીરતાથી વિચારશીલ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಚಿಂತನಶೀಲ
ಆಳವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಗಂಭೀರವಾಗಿ ಚಿಂತನಶೀಲ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചിന്താകുലമായ
ആഴത്തിൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഗൗരവമായി ചിന്തിച്ചു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸੋਚਣ ਵਾਲਾ
ਡੂੰਘਾਈ ਨਾਲ ਜਾਂ ਗੰਭੀਰਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਚਾਰਸ਼ੀਲ
🇵🇰Urdu
سوچنے والا
گہری یا سنجیدگی سے سوچنے والا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
沉思的
深刻或认真地思考
🇯🇵Japanese
物思いにふける
深くまたは真剣に考えている
🇰🇷Korean
잠겨있는
깊이 생각하거나 진지하게 생각하는 것
🇻🇳Vietnamese
trầm ngâm
suy nghĩ sâu sắc hoặc nghiêm túc
🇹🇭Thai
หม่น
คิดอย่างลึกซึ้งหรือจริงจัง
🇮🇩Indonesian
termenung
mendalam atau serius berpikir
🇵🇭Filipino
nag-iisip
malalim o seryosong pinag-isipan
🇲🇾Malay
termenung
berfikir secara mendalam atau serius
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
متأمل
مدروس بعمق أو بجدية
🇮🇷Persian
متفکر
عمیق یا جدی متفکر
🇹🇷Turkish
dalgın
derin veya ciddi düşünceli
🇮🇱Hebrew
מְהוּרהָר
מחשבה עמוקה או רצינית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'pensive'?
The primary meaning of 'pensive' is 'deeply or seriously thoughtful'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'pensive' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'pensive' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'pensive' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'pensive' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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