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pensive

/ˈpensɪv/PEN-siv
/ˈpɛnsɪv/PEN-siv

Meaningweigh or ponder

Common meaning: deep in thought, often sadly

Journey through time

  1. Latinpensare‘weigh or ponder’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftsweigh or ponder → thoughtfulpensif‘thoughtful’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsthoughtful → deep in thought, often sadlypensive‘deep in thought, often sadly’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin pensare ‘weigh or ponder’.

Roots

  • pensare Latin “to weigh, ponder, consider”

Related words

pansy

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