reflectiveness
noun
the quality of being reflective or thoughtful; a readiness to ponder or think about things.
self-reflectiveness
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a word derived from
reflectiveness.
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a word derived from
self-reflective.
self-reflectiveadjectivehaving a tendency to think about one's own feelings, traits, and actions; prone to introspection and self-reflection.
Example Sentences
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Others, he said, found their meaning “in friends, in dogs, in religion, in the self-reflectiveness of writing, etc. But Caltech people largely find it in the continual contest with nature.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2025
But this self-reflectiveness does not account for the full extent of the book’s value, nor for its allure.
From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2014
