reflective

[ ri-flek-tiv ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to reflection.

  1. cast by reflection.

  2. given to, marked by, or concerned with meditation or deliberation: a reflective person.

Origin of reflective

1
First recorded in 1620–30; reflect + -ive

synonym study For reflective

4. See pensive.

Other words for reflective

Other words from reflective

  • re·flec·tive·ly, adverb
  • re·flec·tive·ness, re·flec·tiv·i·ty [ree-flek-tiv-i-tee], /ˌri flɛkˈtɪv ɪ ti/, noun
  • an·ti·re·flec·tive, adjective
  • an·ti·re·flec·tive·ly, adverb
  • an·ti·re·flec·tive·ness, noun
  • non·re·flec·tive, adjective
  • non·re·flec·tive·ly, adverb
  • non·re·flec·tive·ness, noun
  • o·ver·re·flec·tive, adjective
  • o·ver·re·flec·tive·ly, adverb
  • o·ver·re·flec·tive·ness, noun
  • self-re·flec·tive, adjective

Words Nearby reflective

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How to use reflective in a sentence

  • He did not finish his sentence, but threw back his head with a sort of reflective laugh.

  • Am feeling a bit reflective, after all, thinking over what I have done; it has not been very much.

    My Wonderful Visit | Charlie Chaplin
  • The cousin was very much older than Alice, and both she and her mother were of a placid, reflective type.

    The Butterfly House | Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
  • "I never knew two brothers who were equal," said Carvel, in reflective tones.

    Paul Patoff | F. Marion Crawford
  • He did not sing for Aristotle or for Aristarchus, or for modern minute and reflective inquirers, but for warriors and ladies.

    Homer and His Age | Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for reflective

reflective

/ (rɪˈflɛktɪv) /


adjective
  1. characterized by quiet thought or contemplation

  2. capable of reflecting: a reflective surface

  1. produced by reflection

Derived forms of reflective

  • reflectively, adverb

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