Pensive — synonyms, definition

1. pensive (a)

contemplative deliberate earnest engrossed grave grim intense introspective meditative pondering reasoning reflective serious sober solemn speculative stern thinking thoughtful

2. pensive (Adjective)

brooding broody musing ruminative wistful

pensive (Adjective) — Deeply or seriously thoughtful. ex. "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a pensive melancholy young man"

pensive (Adjective) — Showing pensive sadness. ex. "the sensitive and pensive response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty"