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

• “pensif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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