reflective

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: re=flec=tive

CIDE DICTIONARY

reflective, a. [Cf. F. réflectif. Cf. Reflexive.].

•  Throwing back images; as, a reflective mirror.  [1913 Webster]

  "In the reflective stream the sighing bride, viewing her charms."  [1913 Webster]
•  Capable of exercising thought or judgment; as, reflective reason.  Prior.  [1913 Webster]

  "His perceptive and reflective faculties . . . thus acquired a precocious and extraordinary development."  [1913 Webster]
•  Addicted to introspective or meditative habits; as, a reflective person.  [1913 Webster]
•  Reflexive; reciprocal.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

reflective, adj.
1 (of a surface etc.) giving a reflection or image.
2 (of mental faculties) concerned in reflection or thought.
3 (of a person or mood etc.) thoughtful; given to meditation.

Derivative

reflectively adv. reflectiveness n.

THESAURUS

reflective

careful, circumspect, cogitative, cognitive, concentrating, concentrative, conceptive, conceptual, conceptualized, considerate, contemplating, contemplative, deliberating, deliberative, discreet, discriminating, discriminative, enlightened, excogitating, ideative, introspective, judgmatic, judicial, judicious, meditating, meditative, mental, museful, musing, noetic, pensive, politic, pondering, prehensive, provident, prudent, prudential, reflecting, ruminant, ruminating, ruminative, serious, sober, speculative, thinking, thought, thoughtful, well-advised, well-judged, wistful

ROGET THESAURUS

reflective

Thought

N thought, exercitation of the intellect, exercise of the intellect, intellection, reflection, cogitation, consideration, meditation, study, lucubration, speculation, deliberation, pondering, head work, brain work, cerebration, deep reflection, close study, application, abstract thought, abstraction contemplation, musing, brown study, reverie, Platonism, depth of thought, workings of the mind, thoughts, inmost thoughts, self-counsel self-communing, self- consultation, philosophy of the Absolute, philosophy of the Academy, philosophy of the Garden, philosophy of the lyceum, philosophy of the Porch, association of thought, succession of thought, flow of thought, train of thought, current of thought, association of ideas, succession of ideas, flow of ideas, train of ideas, current of ideas, after thought, mature thought, reconsideration, second thoughts, retrospection, excogitation, examination, invention, thoughtfulness, thinking, thoughtful, pensive, meditative, reflective, museful, wistful, contemplative, speculative, deliberative, studious, sedate, introspective, Platonic, philosophical, lost in thought, deep musing, in the mind, under consideration, all things considered, the mind being on the stretch, the mind turning upon, the head turning upon, the mind running upon, divinely, bent to meditation, en toute chose il faut considerer la fin, fresh- pluckt from bowers of never-failing thought, go speed the stars of Thought, in maiden meditation fancy-free, so sweet is zealous contemplation, the power of thought is the magic of the Mind, those that think must govern those that toil, thought is parent of the deed, thoughts in attitudes imperious, thoughts that breathe and words that burn, vivere est cogitare, Volk der Dichter und Denker.