reflective
(adjective) devoted to matters of the mind; “the reflective type”
reflective
(adjective) capable of physically reflecting light or sound; “a reflective surface”
brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative
(adjective) deeply or seriously thoughtful; “Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the ‘Byronic hero’ - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
reflective (comparative more reflective, superlative most reflective)
That reflects, or redirects back to the source.
Pondering, especially thinking back on the past.
That reveals or shows; revealing; indicative of.
(computing, programming) Involving reflection.
(grammar) Reciprocal.
• refractive
Source: Wiktionary
Re*flect"ive (r*flkt"v), a. Etym: [Cf. F. réflectif. 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.)
Definition: Reflexive; reciprocal.
– Re*flect"ive*ly, adv.
– Re*flect"ive*ness, n. "Reflectiveness of manner." J. C. Shairp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 July 2025
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
