pensée

noun

pen·​sée
päⁿˈsā
plural -s
1
: a thought expressed in literary form
not a system of ethics at all but simply a collection of maxims and penséesJ. C. Ransom
2

Word History

Etymology

in sense 1, from French, from Pensées (1670), literary work by Blaise Pascal †1662 French scientist and philosopher; in sense 2, from French, from Middle French

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“Pensée.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pens%C3%A9e. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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