definition of
pensive

[1] #1 pensive s. [brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pondering, reflective, ruminative] deeply or seriously thoughtful; "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";. wn

[2] #2 pensive s. [wistful] showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty". wn