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De - Pt| English Dictionary: reflectiveness | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for reflectiveness | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Reflective \Re*flect"ive\ (r?*fl?kt"?v), a. [Cf. F. r[82]flectif. Cf. {Reflexive}.] 1. Throwing back images; as, a reflective mirror. In the reflective stream the sighing bride, viewing her charms. --Prior. 2. Capable of exercising thought or judgment; as, reflective reason. --Prior. His perceptive and reflective faculties . . . thus acquired a precocious and extraordinary development. --Motley. 3. Addicted to introspective or meditative habits; as, a reflective person. 4. (Gram.) Reflexive; reciprocal. -- {Re*flect"ive*ly}, adv. -- {Re*flect"ive*ness}, n. [bd]Reflectiveness of manner.[b8] --J. C. Shairp. | |
