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pensive

How many syllables in pensive?

  789451236 syllables

Divide pensive into syllables:   pen-sive
Stressed syllable in pensive:   pen-sive
How to pronounce pensive:   pen-siv
How to say pensive:

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Synonyms for pensive


1 syllable
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    2 syllables
    • brooding
    • thinking
    • wistful
    3 syllables
    • lost in thought
    4 syllables
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