different between pensive vs wisful

English

From French pensif (“thoughtful”), from the verb penser (“to think”) by adding suffix -if (English -ive), from Latin p?ns?.

pensive (comparative more pensive, superlative most pensive)

Having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking.
Looking thoughtful, especially from sadness.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 4.
  Abstruse thought and profound researches I prohibit, and will severely punish, by the pensive melancholy which they introduce

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