We left quietly so as not to disturb the widow's pensiveness.
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Pensiveness
Synonyms for "pensiveness" (42 found)
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Noun(2 words)
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contemplativenessdaydreamingdeep thoughtdreamerydreamfulnessdreaminessdreamingdreamlikenessengrossmentfantasyinggentle melancholy
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5 entriescontemplative pensivenessdeep pensivenessmelancholic pensivenessquiet pensivenessreflective pensiveness
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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.
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