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sadness

English

Etymology

From Middle English sadnesse, equivalent to sad +? -ness.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?sædn?s/

Noun

sadness (countable and uncountable, plural sadnesses)

  1. (uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.
    Synonyms: forlornness, melancholy
  2. (countable) An event in one's life that causes sadness.
    Synonyms: misfortune, woe

Translations

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pensive

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /?p?n.s?v/

Adjective

pensive (comparative more pensive, superlative most pensive)

  1. Having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking.
  2. 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

Derived terms

  • pensively
  • pensiveness

Related terms

  • poise
  • pansy
  • peso

Translations

Anagrams

  • vespine

French

Adjective

pensive

  1. feminine singular of pensif

Old French

Adjective

pensive f

  1. nominative/oblique feminine singular of pensif

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