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REFLEXIVE
reflexive, self-referent
(adjective) referring back to itself
automatic, reflex, reflexive
(adjective) without volition or conscious control; “the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light”; “a reflex knee jerk”; “sneezing is reflexive”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
reflexive (not comparable)
(grammar) Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.
(set theory) Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRx for all members x of S (that is, the relation holds between any element of the set and itself).
Of or resulting from a reflex.
(figurative) Producing immediate response, spontaneous.
synonym of reflective
Antonyms
• irreflexive, non-reflexive, nonreflexive
Noun
reflexive (plural reflexives)
(grammar) A reflexive pronoun.
(grammar) A reflexive verb.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*flex"ive (-v), a.
1. Etym: [Cf. F. réflexif.]
Definition: Bending or turned backward; reflective; having respect to something past. Assurance reflexive can not be a divine faith. Hammond.
2. Implying censure. [Obs.] "What man does not resent an ugly reflexive word" South.
3. (Gram.)
Definition: Having for its direct object a pronoun which refers to the agent or subject as its antecedent; -- said of certain verbs; as, the witness perjured himself; I bethought myself. Applied also to pronouns of this class; reciprocal; reflective.
– Re*flex"ive*ly, adv.
– Re*flex"ive*ness, n.
Re*flex"ive, adv.
Definition: In a reflex manner; reflectively.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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