Meaning
thinking, reflective
- endowed with the capacity to think or reason
- capable of independent, critical thought
In a sentence
L'uomo si considera l'unico essere pensante del pianeta.
Man considers himself the only thinking being on the planet.
Dietro questa strategia complessa c'è una mente pensante straordinaria.
Behind this complex strategy lies an extraordinary thinking mind.
Non volevano esecutori passivi, ma collaboratori pensanti.
They didn't want passive executors, but thinking collaborators.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pensante | masculine · singular |
| pensante | feminine · singular |
| pensanti | masculine · plural |
| pensanti | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Formed as the present participle of pensare; behaves like a standard -e/-i adjective.
- Most frequently found in fixed collocations such as 'essere pensante' or 'testa pensante'.