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How to pronounce pensiveness in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms brooding
Type of melancholy
Derivation pensive
Type Words
Synonyms contemplativeness, meditativeness
Type of thoughtfulness
Derivation pensive

Examples of pensiveness

pensiveness
I love her pensiveness and common sense and sensational cleavage and startlingly blue eyes.
From the independent.co.uk
Zahra's words suggest he'll add important intellect and pensiveness to the high court bench.
From the freep.com
But any pensiveness dissolved in the face of the 90-lb.
From the time.com
His pensiveness came as the Senate debated what to pay members and how much outside income to allow.
From the time.com
So does the dark pensiveness of his sound, which is most noticeable on ballads but colors the fiery numbers too.
From the freep.com
That introspection is an attractive quality in all of Mann's songs, especially for those drawn to pensiveness.
From the inrich.com
By this reading, we should have been due for a period of pensiveness about now, even without the debacles that have beset us.
From the guardian.co.uk
In person, Duris evinces the same blend of heart-skipping charisma, live-wire spirit, and pensiveness that is a hallmark of his most memorable characters.
From the boston.com
The dancers'ability to inject pensiveness and loneliness in the middle of what might seen like revelry was what made it all so haunting.
From the charlotteobserver.com
More examples
  • Persistent morbid meditation on a problem
  • Deep serious thoughtfulness
  • A thoughtful or reflective state, especially if sad or melancholic