| pensive definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | thoughtful | 192 sets |
| 2 | dreamily thoughtful | 162 sets |
| 3 | thoughtful; melancholy | 91 sets |
| 4 | thoughtful, melancholy | 72 sets |
| 5 | deep in thought | 54 sets |
| 6 | sadly thoughtful | 49 sets |
| 7 | dreamily or wistfully thoughtful | 46 sets |
| 8 | thinking deeply or seriously | 39 sets |
| 9 | deep in thought; dreamily thoughtful | 37 sets |
| 10 | thoughtful in a sad way; melancholy | 36 sets |
| 11 | deeply thoughtful | 28 sets |
| 12 | deeply thoughtful, wistful | 25 sets |
| 13 | thinking deeply | 18 sets |
| 14 | deeply, often wistfully or dreamily thoughtful | 16 sets |
| 15 | (adj.) thoughtful; melancholy | 16 sets |
| 16 | showing pensive sadness | 15 sets |
| 17 | deeply, often dreamily, thoughtful | 14 sets |
| 18 | seriously or deeply in thought | 14 sets |
| 19 | thoughtful and sad | 14 sets |
| 20 | (adj) thoughtful; melancholy | 12 sets |
| 21 | in deep thought | 12 sets |
| 22 | dreamy, reflective, contemplative, wistful | 12 sets |
| 23 | adj. dreamily thoughtful | 12 sets |
| 24 | reflective, thoughtful | 11 sets |
| 25 | thoughtful; reflective | 11 sets |
| 26 | a thoughtful and sad | 11 sets |
| 27 | thoughtful in a sad way | 9 sets |
| 28 | persistently or morbidly thoughtful | 9 sets |
| 29 | dreamily or deeply thoughtful; sadly thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness; contemplative; cf. think over | 9 sets |
| 30 | in a thoughtful mood; thinking deeply | 9 sets |
| 31 | deeply, often sadly thoughtful | 9 sets |
| 32 | dreamily thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness; contemplative | 9 sets |
| 33 | thinking deeply or seriously, often of sad things | 8 sets |
| 34 | deep in thought; dreamily thoughtful. | 8 sets |
| 35 | thinking deeply about something | 8 sets |
| 36 | musingly or dreamily thoughtful | 8 sets |
| 37 | (adj) thoughtful, melancholy | 8 sets |
| 38 | engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought | 8 sets |
| 39 | thoughtful, reflective | 8 sets |
| 40 | musingly or dreamily thoughtful; suggestive of sad thoughtfulness | 7 sets |