pensive

Adjective
  1. Deeply or seriously thoughtful (synset 302428209)
    "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the `Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man"
    similar to: thoughtful - exhibiting or characterized by careful thought
    same as: brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pondering, reflective, ruminative
  2. Showing pensive sadness (synset 301365866)
    "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty"
    similar to: sad - experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
    same as: wistful

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