irreflexive

ir·re·flex·ive

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ir-i-flek-siv]
- /ˌɪr ɪˈflɛk sɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ir-i-flek-siv]
- /ˌɪr ɪˈflɛk sɪv/

Definitions of irreflexive word

adjective irreflexive not reflexive. 1
noun irreflexive Denoting a relation that never holds between a term and itself. 1
adjective irreflexive (of a relation) failing to hold between each member of its domain and itself 0
adjective irreflexive (set theory) Of a binary relation R on X: such that no element of X is R-related to itself. 0

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Origin of irreflexive

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90; ir-2 + reflexive

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Parts of speech for Irreflexive

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Irreflexive

irreflexive popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Antonyms for irreflexive

adjective irreflexive

reflexive — Grammar. (of a verb) taking a subject and object with identical referents, as shave in I shave myself. (of a pronoun) used as an object to refer to the subject of a verb, as myself in I shave myself.

Just one Antonym for irreflexive