reflective

reflective
[[t]rɪfle̱ktɪv[/t]]
1) ADJ-GRADED If you are reflective, you are thinking deeply about something. [WRITTEN]

I walked on in a reflective mood to the car, thinking about the poor honeymooners...

Mike is a quiet, reflective man.

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reflectively ADV-GRADED ADV with v

`The first part of her life hasn't been all that good,' he said reflectively...

He gazed reflectively at his companion.

2) ADJ-GRADED: v-link ADJ of n If something is reflective of a particular situation or attitude, it is typical of that situation or attitude, or is a consequence of it.

The German government's support of the US is not entirely reflective of German public opinion...

The pupil's answers may not have been reflective of what the class as a whole had understood.

3) ADJ-GRADED A reflective surface or material sends back light or heat. [FORMAL]

...a garden of flowing streams, water basins, waterfalls, and a reflective pool...

Avoid pans with a shiny, reflective base as the heat will be reflected back.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • Reflective — Re*flect ive (r?*fl?kt ?v), a. [Cf. F. r[ e]flectif. Cf. {Reflexive}.] 1. Throwing back images; as, a reflective mirror. [1913 Webster] In the reflective stream the sighing bride, viewing her charms. Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. Capable of exercising …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • reflective — index aforethought, circumspect, cogitative, deliberate, pensive, profound (esoteric), rational, solemn …   Law dictionary

  • reflective — 1620s, from REFLECT (Cf. reflect) + IVE (Cf. ive) …   Etymology dictionary

  • reflective — *thoughtful, contemplative, meditative, pensive, speculative Analogous words: thinking, reasoning, deliberating, cogitating (see THINK): analytical, *logical, subtle …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • reflective — [adj] thoughtful cogitating, contemplative, deliberate, meditative, pensive, pondering, reasoning, ruminative, speculative, studious; concept 403 Ant. ignorant, unthoughtful …   New thesaurus

  • reflective — ► ADJECTIVE 1) providing or produced by reflection. 2) thoughtful. DERIVATIVES reflectively adverb reflectiveness noun reflectivity noun …   English terms dictionary

  • reflective — [ri flek′tiv] adj. 1. reflecting 2. of or produced by reflection 3. meditative; thoughtful SYN. PENSIVE reflectively adv. reflectiveness n. reflectivity …   English World dictionary

  • reflective — re|flec|tive [rıˈflektıv] adj 1.) a reflective surface reflects light ▪ Stick reflective tape on your school bag. 2.) thinking quietly about something ▪ She was in a reflective mood. 3.) showing that something is true about a situation reflective …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • reflective — adjective Date: 1627 1. capable of reflecting light, images, or sound waves 2. marked by reflection ; thoughtful, deliberative 3. of, relating to, or caused by reflection < reflective glare > 4. reflexive 3 5. reflecting something ; indicative …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • reflective — adjective a) Something which reflects, or redirects back to the source. Mirrors are reflective. b) Thinking back on the past. He always becomes reflective in preparation for the new year …   Wiktionary

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