Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Pensive
penniless (penniniless)Pentateuchal
pensive, adj. [Fr. pensif < penser, to think.]
- Serious; sober; solemn; earnest; grave; mournful; melancholy; reflective.
- Preoccupied; seemingly unconcerned; [fig.] unaffected; impassive; indifferent.
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