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Noun: pensiveness  pen-siv-nus
  1. Persistent morbid meditation on a problem
    - brooding
     
  2. Deep serious thoughtfulness
    - meditativeness, contemplativeness

Derived forms: pensivenesses

See also: pensive

Type of: melancholy, thoughtfulness

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