reflective

re·flec·tive

adj \ri-ˈflek-tiv\

Definition of REFLECTIVE

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 <how fashion is reflective of society — Glenda Bailey>

— re·flec·tive·ly adverb

— re·flec·tive·ness noun

— re·flec·tiv·i·ty noun

Examples of REFLECTIVE

1. the reflective glare of the shiny metal
2. She was in a very reflective mood.

First Known Use of REFLECTIVE

1627

Related to REFLECTIVE

Synonyms: broody, cogitative, meditative, melancholy, musing, pensive, contemplative, ruminant, ruminative, thoughtful

Antonyms: unreflective

Related Words: introspective, retrospective, self-reflective; earnest, grave, sedate, serious, serious-minded, severe, sober, solemn, somber (or sombre), weighty; philosophical (also philosophic); analytic (or analytical), logical, rational; deliberate, purposeful; absentminded, abstracted, preoccupied

Near Antonyms: featherbrained, flighty, flippant, frivolous, goofy, harebrained, light-headed, scatterbrained; brainless, mindless, silly, thoughtless, unthinking

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Rhymes with REFLECTIVE

advective, affective, bijective, collective, connective, convective, corrective, defective, deflective, detective, directive, effective, elective, ejective, infective, inflective, injective, invective, objective, perfective, perspective, projective, protective, respective, selective, subjective