| ADJECTIVE | all | reflective, brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, ruminative | deeply or seriously thoughtful |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | reflective | capable of physically reflecting light or sound | |
| all | reflective | devoted to matters of the mind |
| Sounds | rihfleh'ktihv | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | Deeply or seriously thoughtful. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, ruminative | |
| Broader | thoughtful | Exhibiting or characterized by careful thought |
| Spanish | contemplativo, meditativo, pensativo | |
| Catalan | pensatiu | |
| Nouns | reflectivity | the capability of quiet thought or contemplation |
| Adverbs | reflectively | in a reflective manner |
| Verbs | reflect | reflect deeply on a subject / subject |
| Meaning | capable of physically reflecting light or sound. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a reflective surface" | |
| Narrower | mirrorlike, specular | capable of reflecting light like a mirror |
| reflecting | Causing reflection or having a device that reflects | |
| Opposite | nonreflective, nonreflecting | not capable of physical reflection |
| Spanish | reflectante | |
| Catalan | reflector | |
| Nouns | reflectivity | the ability to reflect beams or rays |
| Verbs | reflect | be bright by reflecting or casting light |
| Meaning | devoted to matters of the mind. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the reflective type" | |
| Broader | intellectual | appealing to or using the intellect |
| Spanish | meditabundo, pensativo | |
| Nouns | reflectivity | the capability of quiet thought or contemplation |
| Verbs | reflect | reflect deeply on a subject / subject |
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