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

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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

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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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