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pensiveness

pensiveness noun: a thoughtful or reflective state, especially if sad or melancholic.

Noun

pensiveness (uncountable)

  1. A thoughtful or reflective state, especially if sad or melancholic.
    • We left quietly so as not to disturb the widow's pensiveness.
    • Yet the employment seemed a pleasant one; her cheek was flushed with a clear, rich crimson—her face / "Was like any fair lake that the morning is on, / When it breaks into dimples, and laughs in the sun." / And if, ever and anon, the brow was clouded by a shade of pensiveness, it was quickly...1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter IX, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 106

pensiveness meaning in Tamil

pensiveness in Tamil

தியக்கம், கோட்டரவு

Origin of pensiveness

From pensive + -ness.

Questions about pensiveness

What does pensiveness mean?
Pensiveness means a thoughtful or reflective state, especially if sad or melancholic.
What is pensiveness in Tamil?
Pensiveness in Tamil is தியக்கம், கோட்டரவு. See Pensiveness meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pensiveness?
Pensiveness is a noun.

Words near pensiveness in the dictionary

  1. pensionnaires
  2. pensions
  3. pensions off
  4. pensive
  5. pensively
  6. pensiveness
  7. Pensnett
  8. Penson
  9. Pensons
  10. Pensons Arm
  11. penstaff

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