Pensiveness
Examples
“We left quietly so as not to disturb the widow's pensiveness.”
“Yet the employment seemed a pleasant one; her cheek was flushed with a clear, rich crimson—her face⟳ / "Was like⟳ any fair lake that the morning is on, / When it breaks into dimples, and laughs in the sun." / And if, ever and anon, the brow was clouded by a shade of pensiveness, it was quickly dispelled by the consciousness of present⟳ happiness.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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