PENSIVE
Scrabble letter values: P3E1N1S1I1V4E1 = 12
Definition
- adjective deeply or seriously thoughtful. — synonyms: brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pondering, reflective, ruminative
- adjective showing pensive sadness. — synonyms: wistful
Examples
- “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”
- “the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty”