PENSIVE
(adj.) showing pensive sadness
"the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty"
synonyms : wistfulThe pensive look in his eyes melted my heart. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) deeply or seriously thoughtful
"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"
synonyms : brooding , broody , contemplative , meditative , musing , pondering , reflective , ruminativeShe looked so pensive that I did not want to disturb her. -added by naila_inlas
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Mnemonics for pensive
(Tag: ) With a pen in your mouth, you are always indulged in somekind of thought.
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(Tag: Harry Potter) pensieve is a word in harry potter which is collection of thoughts. so it is like indulging in thoughts.
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(Tag: ) PENSIVE=PEN+SAVE....with a PEN in your mouth you are dreaming about your SAVIngs(SIVE)
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(Tag: ) pensive means become "pen mouth mein rakh kar" sochna.
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(Tag: x -pensive thing very much expensive will be in his dreams )
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(Tag: english) ex-pensive=when u wana buy something but it is too costly , u must b too sad.pensive means too sad.
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(Tag: ) Pensive = Pen+Sive with a pen anyone can be dreamily thoughful in writing.
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(Tag: ) pensive = pen + si(si=silicon) + ve(about); When you are writing about the properities of silicon you are always serious so that donot mix property with germanium.
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(Tag: ) keeping the PEN in mouth and SIVEing(chewing) so u are dreaming and thinking something instead of writing : hence contemplative
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(Tag: ) pain + sive >> when we are in pain especially given some loved one then we are always in PAINFUL THOUGHTS...
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