Pensive \Pen"sive\, a. [F. pensif, fr. penser to think, fr. L.
   pensare to weigh, ponder, consider, v. intens. fr. pendere to
   weigh. See {Pension}, {Poise}.]
   1. Thoughtful, sober, or sad; employed in serious reflection;
      given to, or favorable to, earnest or melancholy musing.
      
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            The pensive secrecy of desert cell.   --Milton.
      
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            Anxious cares the pensive nymph oppressed. --Pope.
      
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   2. Expressing or suggesting thoughtfulness with sadness; as,
      pensive numbers. --Prior.
      
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