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He was imposing, even in his pensiveness.
George Barr McCutcheon

Meaning of "pensiveness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PENSIVENESS

pensiveness  [ˈpɛnsɪvnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENSIVENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pensiveness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PENSIVENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pensiveness in the English dictionary

The definition of pensiveness in the dictionary is the condition of being deeply or seriously thoughtful, often with a tinge of sadness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PENSIVENESS


abrasiveness
əˈbreɪsɪvnəs
apprehensiveness
ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪvnəs
cohesiveness
kəʊˈhiːsɪvnəs
corrosiveness
kəˈrəʊsɪvnəs
excessiveness
ɪkˈsesɪvnəs
extensiveness
ɪkˈstensɪvnəs
impressiveness
ɪmˈpresɪvnəs
inapprehensiveness
ˌɪnæprɪˈhɛnsɪvnəs
incomprehensiveness
ˌɪnkɒmprɪˈhensɪvnəs
inexpensiveness
ˌɪnɪkˈspensɪvnəs
inoffensiveness
ˌɪnəˈfensɪvnəs
intensiveness
ɪnˈtensɪvnəs
intrusiveness
ɪnˈtruːsɪvnəs
invasiveness
ɪnˈveɪsɪvnəs
irresponsiveness
ˌɪrɪˈspɒnsɪvnəs
misapprehensiveness
ˌmɪsæprɪˈhensɪvnəs
obsessiveness
əbˈsɛsɪvnəs
offensiveness
əˈfensɪvnəs
pervasiveness
pəˈveɪsɪvnəs
suspensiveness
səˈspɛnsɪvnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENSIVENESS

pension book
pension fund
pension mortgage
pension off
pension plan
pension provider
pension provision
pension scheme
pensionable
pensionaries
pensionary
pensione
pensioneer
pensioneer trustee
pensioner
pensionless
pensionnat
pensive
pensively
penstemon

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENSIVENESS

adhesiveness
appropriateness
attentiveness
attractiveness
awareness
awesomeness
brand awareness
business
closeness
competitiveness
completeness
cost-effectiveness
cuteness
effectiveness
hoarseness
likeness
oneness
responsiveness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness

Synonyms and antonyms of pensiveness in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «pensiveness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PENSIVENESS

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The translations of pensiveness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pensiveness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

忧思
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pensiveness
570 millions of speakers

English

pensiveness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pensiveness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pensiveness
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

задумчивость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

melancolia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pensiveness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pensiveness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pensiveness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nachdenklichkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pensiveness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pensiveness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pensiveness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pensiveness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pensiveness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दमबाजी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dalgınlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

malinconia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zaduma
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

задума
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

meditativ
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκεπτικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pensiveness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pensiveness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pensiveness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pensiveness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENSIVENESS»

The term «pensiveness» is normally little used and occupies the 133.220 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PENSIVENESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pensiveness

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QUOTES WITH «PENSIVENESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pensiveness.
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George Barr McCutcheon
He was imposing, even in his pensiveness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENSIVENESS»

Discover the use of pensiveness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pensiveness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Psyche in Chinese Medicine: Treatment of Emotional and ...
it does have elements of both anger and “pensiveness” (intended in the sense of brooding). The same doctor thinks that “pensiveness” replaced “sadness” in the list of emotions. In fact, Chapter 5 of the Simple Questions lists the five emotions ...
Giovanni Maciocia, 2009
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The Complete Poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley
490 495 500 505 510 Held commune with him, as if he and it Were all that was,— only . . . when his regard Was raised by intense pensiveness, . . . two eyes, Two starry eyes, hung in the gloom of thought, And seemed with their serene and ...
Percy Bysshe Shelley, Donald H. Reiman, Neil Fraistat, 2012
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"Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen": Nature, Knowledge, Imagery in an ...
In Su wen 19, fright and pensiveness were omitted; sadness, bei d, was introduced as the fifth emotion instead. Su wen 5 and Su wen 67 offer a clear idea of the integration of the five emotions in the five-agents doctrine. Accordingly , anger and ...
Paul U. Unschuld, 2003
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Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine
In fact, though Miss Jemima was constitutionally mild, she was not de natura pensive ; she had too much of the Hazeldean blood in her veins for that sullen and viscid humour called melancholy, and therefore this assumption of pensiveness ...
‎1850
5
"My Novel," Or, Varieties in English Life
Now, Miss Jemima, as I have before observed, had a mild and pensive expression of countenance, and she would have been positively pretty had the mildness looked a little more alert, and the pensiveness somewhat less lackadaisical.
Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, 1860
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Intellect, the Emotions, and the Moral Nature
It may be unnecessary to refine so much as this— to distinguish the emotion or feeling of melancholy from that of pensiveness or sadness; but we think an element can be clearly distinguished in the former which is not in the latter. Pensiveness ...
William LYALL, 1855
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Traditional Japanese Acupuncture: Fundamentals of Meridian ...
5.2.3 Pensiveness = Spleen Deficiency Shi = Hi-Kyo & =JMt Chapter 5 of the Su Wen says that "pensiveness" is the natural emotion of the Spleen. Pensiveness has connotations of thoughtful prudence and contemplativeness. People have ...
T. Koei Kuwahara, 2003
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Truth and Method
But pensiveness is a kind of relief and resolution, in which pain and pleasure are peculiarly mixed. How can Aristotle call this condition a purification? What is the impure element in feeling, and how is it removed in the tragic emotion? It seems ...
Hans-Georg Gadamer, 2013
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Transactions on Rough Sets V
For 'Case 2' the 'pensiveness' objects are treated as 'calm', and the 'stubbornness ' and 'disappointment' – as 'anger', because they are similar in expression. The set of 28 rules was generated, with the classification accuracy of 1.0.
James F. Peters, Andrzej Skowron, 2006
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The Life, Letters and Literary Remains of Edward Bulwer, ...
And the face, so benevolent, so pleasant, and, beheld at any moment but this, so serene ! A little pensive, perhaps, but of a pensiveness the most patient, the pensiveness of—— No, I cannot complete the sentence. I shall be misunderstood .
Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENSIVENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pensiveness is used in the context of the following news items.
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American writer and poet Tess Gallagher on Ireland and her …
She says she loves the “pensiveness and the deep mindedness” of Irish poets including Longley, Medbh McGuckian and Ciaran Carson. «the Irish News, Jul 15»
2
Escaped Mexican drug kingpin's son leaks photos of his celebration …
Judging from the position of his hands, he may also be enjoying a post-escape cigarette, or maybe just a bit of post-escape pensiveness. It's not ... «Death and Taxes, Jul 15»
3
Movie Review –'Self/less'
(At least Transcendence attempted to maintain its facade of intelligence and pensiveness to the end). But unlike those other films, which at least ... «mxdwn.com, Jul 15»
4
The Morning Skate, July 7: USA overdose, weirdos at Wimbledon …
I don't know, maybe that's just a moment of pensiveness. (Is pensiveness a word?) TENNIS-GBR-WIMBLEDON. That's not being pensive, that's ... «The Province, Jul 15»
5
My Top 5 Art Museums to Visit While in Paris
... and early summer, gape at the passion of "The Kiss," the pensiveness of "The Thinker," the stubborn potbellies of middle-aged male figures, ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
6
Do the right thing: Your guide to arts etiquette
Dear “S.H”,. The art of disguise in comment-making has filled many an hour of pensiveness by those who wish to voice opinions anonymously. «Daily Review, Jun 15»
7
Governors Ball Music Festival 2015: Our Top (11) Picks
They bring Zen and pensiveness to the genre, which bro-country has been mercilessly marginalizing. Sturgill Simpson plays the Govball NYC ... «New York Observer, Jun 15»
8
"Learning life all over again"
“It really made you think,” said Taylor's father, James, adding he's noticed a pensiveness in his daughter. “I think she's stronger – stronger ... «Belleville Intelligencer, Jun 15»
9
'Pitch Perfect 2' stays on key
... can successfully accommodate pretty much anything the filmmakers are inclined to try, from rom-com pensiveness to stage-jittery gross-outs. «Boston Globe, May 15»
10
Kristian Bush talks Shaky Boots, 'Southern Gravity' album and future …
Indeed, a close listen to the lyrics — and a reading of the lovingly crafted liner notes — explain the pensiveness buried in the crevices of many ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pensiveness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pensiveness>. May 2024 ».
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