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Pensive vs Philosophical - What's the difference?

pensive | philosophical |

As adjectives the difference between pensive and philosophical

is that pensive is having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking while philosophical is of, or pertaining to, philosophy.

pensive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking.
  • Looking thoughtful, especially from sadness.
  • * 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 4.
  • Abstruse thought and profound researches I prohibit, and will severely punish, by the pensive melancholy which they introduce

    Derived terms

    * pensively * pensiveness

    Anagrams

    * ----

    philosophical

    English

    Alternative forms

    * philosophicall (obsolete) * phylosophical (nonstandard) * phylosophicall (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.
  • Rational; analytic or critically-minded; thoughtful.
  • * 1846 , , "The Sphinx" in Arthur's Ladies Magazine ,
  • His richly philosophical intellect was not at any time affected by unrealities.
  • Detached, calm, stoic.
  • * 1911 , , "The Schartz-Metterklume Method,"
  • She bore the desertion with philosophical indifference.

    Antonyms

    * nonphilosophical

    Synonyms

    * philosophic

    Derived terms

    * philosophically