Pensive vs. Reflective

Pensiveadjective

Having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking.

Pensiveadjective

Looking thoughtful, especially from sadness.

Pensiveadjective

Thoughtful, sober, or sad; employed in serious reflection; given to, or favorable to, earnest or melancholy musing.

Pensiveadjective

Expressing or suggesting thoughtfulness with sadness; as, pensive numbers.

Pensiveadjective

persistently or morbidly thoughtful

Pensiveadjective

showing pensive sadness;

Pensiveadjective

engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought

Pensive

Pensive (February 5, 1941 – May 20, 1949) was a bright chestnut Thoroughbred racehorse that in 1944 won the first two legs of the U.S. Triple Crown. Pensive also began only the second sire line in the Kentucky Derby, as his son Ponder won the 1949 Derby, and Ponder's son Needles won the 1956 edition.

Reflectiveadjective

That reflects, or redirects back to the source.

Reflectiveadjective

Pondering, especially thinking back on the past.

Reflectiveadjective

Involving reflection.

Reflectiveadjective

(grammar) Reciprocal.

Reflectiveadjective

Throwing back images; as, a reflective mirror.

Reflectiveadjective

Capable of exercising thought or judgment; as, reflective reason.

Reflectiveadjective

Addicted to introspective or meditative habits; as, a reflective person.

Reflectiveadjective

Reflexive; reciprocal.

Reflectiveadjective

persistently or morbidly thoughtful

Reflectiveadjective

capable of physically reflecting light or sound;

Reflectiveadjective

devoted to matters of the mind;

Reflectiveadjective

providing a reflection; capable of reflecting light or other radiation

Reflectiveadjective

produced by reflection

Reflectiveadjective

relating to or characterized by deep thought; thoughtful