Definition of Pensiveness

1. Noun. Persistent morbid meditation on a problem.

Exact synonyms: Brooding
Generic synonyms: Melancholy
Derivative terms: Pensive

2. Noun. Deep serious thoughtfulness.
Exact synonyms: Contemplativeness, Meditativeness
Generic synonyms: Thoughtfulness
Derivative terms: Contemplative, Meditative, Pensive

Definition of Pensiveness

1. n. The state of being pensive; serious thoughtfulness; seriousness.

Definition of Pensiveness

1. Noun. A thoughtful or reflective state, especially if sad or melancholic. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pensiveness

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pensiveness

pension plan
pensionable
pensionaries
pensionary
pensione
pensioned
pensioner
pensioners
pensiones
pensioning
pensionless
pensions
pensive
pensived
pensively
pensiveness (current term)
pensivenesses
penstemon
penstemons
penster
pensters
penstock
penstocks
penstroke
pensum
pensums
pent
pent-
pent-up
pent up

Literary usage of Pensiveness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Scottish chiefs. Revised by Jane Porter (1862)
"His pensiveness was not that of a cynic. Though hilarity lie ver awakened his mind to buoyant mirth, yet he loved to see it in others, and gently smiled ..."

2. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen: With a Supplemental Volume by Robert Chambers, Thomas Thomson (1855)
"\Ve would fain charitably believe, however, that the pensiveness of the erring bard was something else than affectation, and his religious feeling than ..."

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