1adjective
deeply or seriously thoughtful
“Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the ‘Byronic hero’ - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man”
01 Word definition
pensive
7 letters · 3 vowels · 4 consonants
Is PENSIVE a word?
Yes. PENSIVE is a 7-letter adjective. deeply or seriously thoughtful Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.
Correct spelling
P-E-N-S-I-V-EHow do you spell PENSIVE?
PENSIVE contains 7 letters, begins with P, and ends with E.
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2adjective
showing pensive sadness
“the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty”
Synonyms
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗broodingbroodycontemplativemeditativemusingponderingwistful
02 Letter breakdown
How is PENSIVE spelled?
P1E2N3S4I5V6E7
03 Word-game status
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04 Exact anagrams
The same letters, rearranged.
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About PENSIVE.
How do you spell PENSIVE?
PENSIVE is spelled P-E-N-S-I-V-E. It contains 7 letters.