REFLECTIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does reflective mean? • REFLECTIVE (adjective)
The adjective REFLECTIVE has 3 senses:
1. persistently or morbidly thoughtful
2. capable of physically reflecting light or sound
3. devoted to matters of the mind
Familiarity information: REFLECTIVE used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• REFLECTIVE (adjective)
Meaning:
Persistently or morbidly thoughtful
Synonyms:
reflective; pondering; pensive; musing; meditative; contemplative; brooding; ruminative; broody
Similar:
thoughtful (exhibiting or characterized by careful thought)
Meaning:
Capable of physically reflecting light or sound
Context example:
a reflective surface
Similar:
mirrorlike; specular (capable of reflecting light like a mirror)
reflecting (causing reflection or having a device that reflects)
Antonym:
nonreflective (not capable of physical reflection)
Meaning:
Devoted to matters of the mind
Context example:
the reflective type
Similar:
intellectual (appealing to or using the intellect)
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