unreflected

American  

[uhn-ri-flek-tid] / ˌʌn rɪˈflɛk tɪd /

adjective

1. not reflected on; not given consideration.

   unreflected opinions.

2. not cast back, as light, heat, or an image.

   the unreflected heat of the sun.

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unreflected British  

/ ˌʌnrɪˈflɛktɪd /

adjective

1. not considered

2. (of light, particles, etc, incident on a surface) not reflected; absorbed or transmitted

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Etymology

Origin of unreflected

First recorded in 1660–70; un- ¹ + reflect + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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unreflected

“I machine-cut shapes from card, to see what might happen if I were to use only unreflected tiles,” he said in an email.

From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2023

In a world that rewards unreflected confession, saying nothing can be an act of bravery.

From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2013

It is short periods of time, individual shapes of persons and occurrences, single, unreflected traits, of which he makes his picture.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 07 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Various

It will accept a priori a mechanistic conception of all nature, a conception unreflected and even unconscious, the outcome of the material need.

From Creative Evolution by Arthur Mitchell

Nature has shown forth her glory, as brought forth by young Horus, but her creative force is still unreflected.

From The Light of Egypt; or, the science of the soul and the stars — Volume 2 by Thomas H. Burgoyne