- pensive⇄adv. pensively.
- pensive⇄noun pensiveness.
- pensive⇄pensive, adjective.
1. thoughtful in a serious or sad way.
Ex. She was in a pensive mood, and sat staring out the window.
(SYN) meditative, reflective.
2. melancholy.
Ex. ... the pensive shade of the Italian ruins (George W