Word = Pensive
Word Parts
Prefix = none
Root = pens (to hang, to weigh [out])
Suffix = ive (causing, making)
Word Forms
Noun = pensiveness
Verb = none
Adjective = pensive
Adverb = pensively
Sentences
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Prefix = none
Root = pens (to hang, to weigh [out])
Suffix = ive (causing, making)
Word Forms
Noun = pensiveness
Verb = none
Adjective = pensive
Adverb = pensively
Sentences
- “The only occupant of this somber apartment was a young girl, seated in pensive thought beside the central table.”
- “Then he canted his head to the side, his expression becoming pensive, his gaze faraway.”
- “My expression grew pensive as I thought about the great adventure my older sister and her husband were embarking upon.”
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