We left quietly so as not to disturb the widow's pensiveness.
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Pensiveness
Synonyms for "pensiveness" (37 found)
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3 translations across 3 languages.
Italian
1 entries- pensierosità noun (thoughtful or reflective state)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- طالغینلق noun (thoughtful or reflective state)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- zàmišljenōst noun (thoughtful or reflective state)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
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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