Crossword clues for pensiveness
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pensiveness
Pensiveness \Pen"sive*ness\, n.
The state of being pensive; serious thoughtfulness;
seriousness.
--Hooker.
Wiktionary
pensiveness
n. A thoughtful or reflective state, especially if sad or melancholic.
WordNet
pensiveness
n. persistent morbid meditation on a problem [syn: brooding]
deep serious thoughtfulness [syn: meditativeness, contemplativeness]
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.