pensive

Their exchange of views usually remained within the limits of a pensive dilettantism.

He became so pensive that she didn't like to break into his thought.

A pensive Egyptian sits in front of the Luxor Temple. The man wears a traditional djellaba, favored by the devout in many Muslim countries.

Photo Gallery: Egypt A pensive Egyptian sits in front of the Luxor Temple. The man wears a traditional djellaba, favored by the devout in many Muslim countries.

She sat by the window, pensive and deep in thought.

His pensive expression revealed his inner turmoil.

The pensive music filled the room with a sense of melancholy.

She gazed out at the horizon, lost in pensive contemplation.

The pensive look on his face suggested he was troubled by something.

He remained pensive throughout the meeting, rarely speaking.

The pensive atmosphere in the room made everyone quiet and reflective.

Her pensive mood was reflected in the somber tone of her writing.

The pensive silence between them was filled with unspoken words.

The pensive expression on his face hinted at a deep inner struggle.

" I don't know, " said Hermione, looking pensive.

" We shall see, " replied Aouda, becoming suddenly pensive.

She looked at me with a pensive smile.

Melancholy, a noun or adjective meaning a feeling of pensive sadness.

Not surprisingly, she was pensive today.

Mathilde saw that he was pensive.

They walked home together, pensive, happy.

She in her turn became pensive.

Mariana stood pensive looking after him.

Then he was, by turns, amusing and grave, talkative and pensive.