pensiveness (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *pensiveness*:
NOUN	feeling	pensiveness, brooding	persistent morbid meditation on a problem
attribute	pensiveness, meditativeness, contemplativeness	deep serious thoughtfulness

English > *pensiveness*: 2 senses > noun 1, feeling
Meaning	persistent morbid meditation on a problem.
Synonym	brooding
Broader	melancholy	A feeling of thoughtful sadness
Spanish	abstracción, ensimismamiento
Adjectives	pensive	deeply or seriously thoughtful

English > *pensiveness*: 2 senses > noun 2, attribute
Meaning	Deep serious thoughtfulness.
Synonyms	meditativeness, contemplativeness
Broader	thoughtfulness	The trait of thinking carefully before acting
Adjectives	pensive	showing pensive sadness

HyperDic: pensiveness