| pensive definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | thoughtful | 223 sets |
| 2 | dreamily thoughtful | 172 sets |
| 3 | thoughtful; melancholy | 97 sets |
| 4 | thoughtful, melancholy | 72 sets |
| 5 | deep in thought | 56 sets |
| 6 | sadly thoughtful | 49 sets |
| 7 | dreamily or wistfully thoughtful | 48 sets |
| 8 | thoughtful in a sad way; melancholy | 45 sets |
| 9 | thinking deeply or seriously | 40 sets |
| 10 | deep in thought; dreamily thoughtful | 37 sets |
| 11 | deeply thoughtful | 31 sets |
| 12 | showing pensive sadness | 28 sets |
| 13 | deeply thoughtful, wistful | 25 sets |
| 14 | persistently or morbidly thoughtful | 23 sets |
| 15 | thinking deeply | 19 sets |
| 16 | (adj.) thoughtful; melancholy | 19 sets |
| 17 | deeply, often wistfully or dreamily thoughtful | 17 sets |
| 18 | thoughtful and sad | 16 sets |
| 19 | seriously or deeply in thought | 14 sets |
| 20 | deeply, often dreamily, thoughtful | 14 sets |
| 21 | thoughtful; reflective | 13 sets |
| 22 | dreamy, reflective, contemplative, wistful | 13 sets |
| 23 | in deep thought | 13 sets |
| 24 | adj. dreamily thoughtful | 12 sets |
| 25 | (adj) thoughtful; melancholy | 12 sets |
| 26 | reflective, thoughtful | 12 sets |
| 27 | a thoughtful and sad | 11 sets |
| 28 | engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought | 10 sets |
| 29 | thinking deeply or seriously, often of sad things | 9 sets |
| 30 | deeply, often sadly thoughtful | 9 sets |
| 31 | deep in thought about melancholy things | 9 sets |
| 32 | deep in thought; dreamily thoughtful. | 9 sets |
| 33 | in a thoughtful mood; thinking deeply | 9 sets |
| 34 | dreamily thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness; contemplative | 9 sets |
| 35 | dreamily or deeply thoughtful; sadly thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness; contemplative; cf. think over | 9 sets |
| 36 | thoughtful in a sad way | 9 sets |
| 37 | (adj) thoughtful, melancholy | 8 sets |
| 38 | thinking deeply about something | 8 sets |
| 39 | adj. thoughtful; melancholy | 8 sets |
| 40 | musingly or dreamily thoughtful | 8 sets |