Synonyms: pensiveness, brooding
Definition: persistent morbid meditation on a problem
Similar words: melancholy
Definition: a feeling of thoughtful sadness
Synonyms: brooding, incubation
Definition: sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
Similar words: parturition, giving birth, birth, birthing
Definition: the process of giving birth
Synonyms: meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative, contemplative, brooding, broody
Definition: deeply or seriously thoughtful
Usage: Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man;
Similar words: thoughtful
Definition: exhibiting or characterized by careful thought
Usage: a thoughtful paper