Definition
pensees
noun
- thoughts or reflections, especially philosophical or literary ones; a collection of brief thoughts or meditations
Usage: French origin; often used in English when referring to the famous work by Blaise Pascal or similar collections of aphorisms
Examples
- Pascal's Pensées remains one of the most influential works of French philosophy.
- The author published a collection of pensées on love and mortality.
- Her journal was filled with pensées about the nature of existence.
- The book consists of brief pensées rather than lengthy essays.
- These pensées offer insight into the writer's inner world.