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- [ri-flek-tiv]
- /rɪˈflɛk tɪv/
- /rɪˈflek.tɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-flek-tiv]
- /rɪˈflɛk tɪv/
Definitions of reflective word
- adjective reflective that reflects; reflecting. 1
- adjective reflective of or relating to reflection. 1
- adjective reflective cast by reflection. 1
- adjective reflective given to, marked by, or concerned with meditation or deliberation: a reflective person. 1
- adjective reflective reflecting light 1
- adjective reflective person: contemplative 1
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Origin of reflective
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; reflect + -ive
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Parts of speech for Reflective
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
reflective popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for reflective
adj reflective
- all there — having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
- clear-sighted — If you describe someone as clear-sighted, you admire them because they are able to understand situations well and to make sensible judgments and decisions about them.
- cogitative — capable of thinking
- cognitive — Cognitive means relating to the mental process involved in knowing, learning, and understanding things.
adjective reflective
- acroamatic — relating to oral communication
- astucious — Subtle; cunning; astute.
- cogitating — to think hard; ponder; meditate: to cogitate about a problem.
- contrivable — Capable of being contrived, invented, or devised.
- glassy — resembling glass, as in transparency or smoothness.
Antonyms for reflective
adj reflective
- cockamamie — If you describe something as cockamamie, you mean that it is ridiculous or silly.
- impetuous — of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an impetuous decision; an impetuous person.
- insuppressible — incapable of being suppressed; irrepressible: his insuppressible humor.
- irrational — without the faculty of reason; deprived of reason.
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