pensiero

thought, idea

noun pen-SYEH-roh Less Common

Origin: From Latin pensare, 'to weigh, consider'.

Also means

mind, thinking

Usage Note

Pensiero can mean a single thought or idea (un bel pensiero = 'a nice thought') or the faculty of thinking in general (il pensiero umano = 'human thought'). It also appears in the idiom stare in pensiero (to worry about someone), where it means 'concern' — a nuance not obvious from the base meaning.

Examples

"Ho un pensiero fisso in testa."

Natural Translation

I have one fixed thought in my head.

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