pensive

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adjective

1. deeply or seriously thoughtful (Freq. 1)
- Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man
• Syn:
brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing,
pondering, reflective, ruminative
• Similar to:
thoughtful
• Derivationally related forms:
ruminate (for: ruminative), reflectivity (for: reflective), reflect (for: reflective), pensiveness, meditativeness (for: meditative), meditate (for: meditative), contemplate (for: contemplative), contemplativeness (for: contemplative)
2. showing pensive sadness
- the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty
• Syn:
wistful
• Similar to:
sad
• Derivationally related forms:
wistfulness (for: wistful), pensiveness

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  wistful, brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pondering, reflective, ruminative