Definition of PENSIVE

pensive

Adjective Satellite

  • deeply or seriously thoughtful
  • showing pensive sadness

Adj

  • Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
  • Having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking.
  • Looking thoughtful, especially from sadness.

Adjective

  • Engaged in deep and serious thought.

Examples

  • He became PENSIVE, staring at his Words With Friends rack, trying to find the perfect play.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English pensif, pensyfe, pencyve, from Old French pensif (“thoughtful”), from penser (“to think”) (from Latin pēnsō) + -if (English -ive).

Scrabble Score: 12

pensive: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pensive: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pensive: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

pensive: valid Words With Friends Word