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- [ri-flek-siv]
- /rɪˈflɛk sɪv/
- /rɪˈflek.sɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-flek-siv]
- /rɪˈflɛk sɪv/
Definitions of reflexive word
- adjective 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. 1
- adjective reflexive reflex; responsive. 1
- adjective reflexive able to reflect; reflective. 1
- adjective reflexive Mathematics. noting a relation in which each element is in relation to itself, as the relation “less than or equal to.”. Compare antireflexive. (of a vector space) having the property that the dual space of the dual space of the given vector space equals the given vector space. 1
- noun reflexive Grammar. a reflexive verb or pronoun. 1
- adjective reflexive grammar: same subject and object 1
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Origin of reflexive
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90, reflexive is from the Medieval Latin word reflexīvus turned back, reflected. See reflex, -ive
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Parts of speech for Reflexive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
reflexive popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% 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".
reflexive usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for reflexive
adj reflexive
- involuntary — not voluntary; independent of one's will; not by one's own choice: an involuntary listener; involuntary servitude.
Antonyms for reflexive
adjective reflexive
- irreflexive — not reflexive.
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