(pensive sadness)

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• Pensive — Pen sive, a. [F. pensif, fr. penser to think, fr. L. pensare to weigh, ponder, consider, v. intens. fr. pendere to weigh. See {Pension}, {Poise}.] 1. Thoughtful, sober, or sad; employed in serious reflection; given to, or favorable to, earnest or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pensive — [pen′siv] adj. [ME pensif < OFr < penser, to think, reflect < L pensare, to weigh, consider, freq. of pendere, to ponder, weigh, hang: see PENDANT] 1. thinking deeply or seriously, often of sad or melancholy things 2. expressing deep… …   English World dictionary

• pensive — pensively, adv. pensiveness, n. /pen siv/, adj. 1. dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: a pensive mood. 2. expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness: a pensive adagio. [1325 75; < F (fem.); r. ME pensif < MF (masc.),… …   Universalium

• pensive — pen•sive [[t]ˈpɛn sɪv[/t]] adj. 1) dreamily or wistfully thoughtful 2) expressing thoughtfulness or sadness • Etymology: 1325–75; ME pensif < MF, der. of penser to think < L pēnsāre to weigh, consider, der. of pendere. See pension, ive… …   From formal English to slang

• pensive — adjective /ˈpɛn.sɪv/ a) Having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking. Abstruse thought and profound researches I prohibit, and will severely punish, by the pensive melancholy which they introduce b) Looking thoughtful, especially… …   Wiktionary

• pensive — a. 1. Thoughtful, meditative, reflective, dreamy, sober. 2. Expressive of sadness, sad, serious, grave, mournful, melancholy, solemn, triste …   New dictionary of synonyms

• pensive — /ˈpɛnsɪv / (say pensiv) adjective 1. deeply, seriously, or sadly thoughtful. 2. expressing thoughtfulness or sadness. {French (feminine), from penser think; replacing Middle English pensif, from French (masculine) –pensively, adverb –pensiveness …  

• melancholy — n. & adj. n. (pl. ies) 1 a pensive sadness. 2 a mental depression. b a habitual or constitutional tendency to this. 3 hist. one of the four humours; black bile (see HUMOUR n. 5). adj. (of a person) sad, gloomy; (of a thing) saddening, depressing; …   Useful english dictionary

• Spleen — Infobox Anatomy Name = Spleen Latin = splen, lien GraySubject = 278 GrayPage = 1282 Caption = Spleen Caption2 = Laparoscopic view of a horse s spleen (the purple and grey mottled organ) Precursor = Mesenchyme of dorsal mesogastrium System =… …   Wikipedia

• dejection — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Sadness Nouns 1. dejection, dejectedness, depression; lowness or depression of spirits; weight or damp on the spirits; low, bad, drooping, or depressed spirits; sinking heart, heaviness of heart;… …   English dictionary for students

• sad — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sorrowful, downcast, dejected, unhappy, woeful, woebegone, depressed, disconsolate, blue (inf.), down (inf.); melancholy, gloomy, cheerless, somber, dismal; heavy[ hearted]; regrettable, shameful.… …   English dictionary for students