pensivenessn.

Brit.

/ˈpɛnsᵻvnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈpɛnsɪvnᵻs/

Forms: see pensive adj. and n. and -ness suffix; also 1500s pensysnesse (transmission error).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pensive adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < pensive adj. + -ness suffix. Compare pensivehead n.

The quality or state of being pensive; thoughtfulness; melancholy. Formerly also: †anxiety concerning coming events, apprehensiveness (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > [noun] > pensiveness

pensiveheadc1425

pensivenessc1425

pensienessc1450

pensifulnessc1450

thoughtfulness1594

melancholy?1614

thoughtinessa1658

pensive1664

the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > [noun] > apprehension > habit or state of

trancec1374

pensiveness1601

apprehensiveness1748

c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) ii. 4667 (MED) Polydamvs..was..Riȝt surquedous & ful of pensifnes, And seld glad, so þouȝt dide hym oppres.

c1452 J. Capgrave Treat. Augustine Orders in J. J. Munro Capgrave's Lives St. Augustine & St. Gilbert (1910) 147 (MED) The vij son of Iacob, he hite Simeon, whech soundith in our tonge heuynesse or pencifnesse.

a1500 (?c1450) Merlin 690 (MED) Sir Gawein..rode pensif and hevy for that he myght not finde Merlin, and in this stody..in this pensifnesse..he dide her not salue.

1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias i. xxix. 73 The rest of the Fleete was so cast away before their eyes, wherewith they were stroken into a very great pensiuenesse.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 8 He deliuered the army from all pensiueness and feare.

1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 22 For him that rives Blocks, or carries Packs, there is no great Expence of Parts no Anxiety of Mind, no great Intellectual Pensiveness.

1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 204. ⁋7 The moments crept imperceptibly away through the gloom of pensiveness.

1799 Mirror No. 16. ⁋3 Those moments of deeper pensiveness to which every thinking mind is liable.

1827 J. W. Croker Diary 17 Feb. There was not only no grief, but not even a decent pensiveness.

1886 W. D. Howells Indian Summer xiv. 231 It was a debauch, delicate, refined, of unserious pensiveness, a smiling melancholy.

1944 ‘F. O'Connor’ Crab Apple Jelly 193 Then she smiled swiftly and secretly, and turned her eyes again to the door, sinking back into pensiveness.

1997 W. I. Miller Anat. Disgust ii. 30 By this argument boredom stands in relation to disgust as annoyance does to anger or maybe as pensiveness or wistfulness does to sadness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pensiveness
释义	pensivenessn. Brit. /ˈpɛnsᵻvnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpɛnsɪvnᵻs/ Forms: see pensive adj. and n. and -ness suffix; also 1500s pensysnesse (transmission error). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pensive adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < pensive adj. + -ness suffix. Compare pensivehead n. The quality or state of being pensive; thoughtfulness; melancholy. Formerly also: †anxiety concerning coming events, apprehensiveness (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > [noun] > pensiveness pensiveheadc1425 pensivenessc1425 pensienessc1450 pensifulnessc1450 thoughtfulness1594 melancholy?1614 thoughtinessa1658 pensive1664 the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > [noun] > apprehension > habit or state of trancec1374 pensiveness1601 apprehensiveness1748 c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) ii. 4667 (MED) Polydamvs..was..Riȝt surquedous & ful of pensifnes, And seld glad, so þouȝt dide hym oppres. c1452 J. Capgrave Treat. Augustine Orders in J. J. Munro Capgrave's Lives St. Augustine & St. Gilbert (1910) 147 (MED) The vij son of Iacob, he hite Simeon, whech soundith in our tonge heuynesse or pencifnesse. a1500 (?c1450) Merlin 690 (MED) Sir Gawein..rode pensif and hevy for that he myght not finde Merlin, and in this stody..in this pensifnesse..he dide her not salue. 1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias i. xxix. 73 The rest of the Fleete was so cast away before their eyes, wherewith they were stroken into a very great pensiuenesse. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 8 He deliuered the army from all pensiueness and feare. 1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 22 For him that rives Blocks, or carries Packs, there is no great Expence of Parts no Anxiety of Mind, no great Intellectual Pensiveness. 1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 204. ⁋7 The moments crept imperceptibly away through the gloom of pensiveness. 1799 Mirror No. 16. ⁋3 Those moments of deeper pensiveness to which every thinking mind is liable. 1827 J. W. Croker Diary 17 Feb. There was not only no grief, but not even a decent pensiveness. 1886 W. D. Howells Indian Summer xiv. 231 It was a debauch, delicate, refined, of unserious pensiveness, a smiling melancholy. 1944 ‘F. O'Connor’ Crab Apple Jelly 193 Then she smiled swiftly and secretly, and turned her eyes again to the door, sinking back into pensiveness. 1997 W. I. Miller Anat. Disgust ii. 30 By this argument boredom stands in relation to disgust as annoyance does to anger or maybe as pensiveness or wistfulness does to sadness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1425
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