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adj
engaged in deep, often wistful or melancholy thought
She grew pensive as the train left the old town behind.
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· engaged in deep, often...
thoughtfulreflectivecontemplativewistfulmeditativemusingruminative
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Etymology
From Old French pensif ('thoughtful'), from penser ('to think'), from Latin pensare ('to weigh, ponder'), frequentative of pendere ('to weigh').
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