pensif

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French pensif, from penser (“to think”), semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin pēnsō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɑ̃.sif/

Adjective

pensif (feminine pensive, masculine plural pensifs, feminine plural pensives)

  1. pensive, thoughtful

Further reading

Middle French

Adjective

pensif m (feminine singular pensifve, masculine plural pensifs, feminine plural pensifves)

  1. pensive, thoughtful

Old French

Etymology

From penser +‎ -if, from Late Latin pēnsō (“to think”); first attested 1268.

Adjective

pensif m (oblique and nominative feminine singular pensive)

  1. pensive, thoughtful
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