"pensive" adjective persistently or morbidly thoughtful [syn: brooding (http://word.sc/brooding), broody (http://word.sc/broody), contemplative (http://word.sc/contemplative), meditative (http://word.sc/meditative), musing (http://word.sc/musing), pondering (http://word.sc/pondering), reflective (http://word.sc/reflective), ruminative (http://word.sc/ruminative)] showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty" [syn: wistful (http://word.sc/wistful)] Source: http://www.word.sc/pensive

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