downbeat vs pensive

downbeat

adj
  • Sad or pessimistic. 

  • Cautiously optimistic. 

noun
  • The accented beat at the beginning of a bar (indicated by a conductor with a downward stroke). 

pensive

adj
  • Looking thoughtful, especially from sadness. 

  • Having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking. 

How often have the words downbeat and pensive occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )