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pensive |
Grep of noun pensive pensiveness Overview of adj pensive The adj pensive has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative -- (persistently or morbidly thoughtful) 2. pensive, wistful -- (showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty") Antonyms of adj pensive 2 senses of pensive Sense 1 brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative INDIRECT (VIA thoughtful) -> thoughtless Sense 2 pensive, wistful INDIRECT (VIA sad) -> glad Similarity of adj pensive 2 senses of pensive Sense 1 brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative => thoughtful (vs. thoughtless) Sense 2 pensive, wistful => sad (vs. glad) Attributes of adj pensive Familiarity of adj pensive pensive used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj pensive expensive inexpensive pensive suspensive Overview of adj pensive The adj pensive has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative -- (persistently or morbidly thoughtful) 2. pensive, wistful -- (showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty")
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