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Persistent morbid meditation on a problem
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pensiveness
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. persistent morbid meditation on a problem [syn: brooding ] deep serious thoughtfulness [syn: meditativeness , contemplativeness ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A thoughtful or reflective state, especially if sad or melancholic.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pensiveness \Pen"sive*ness\, n. The state of being pensive; serious thoughtfulness; seriousness. --Hooker.
Usage examples of pensiveness.
She responded with a little laugh which was not unlike his, but there was something more: that old sweet sprightliness of her youth, shot through with a haunting modulation,--almost pensiveness, but her face was self-possessed.