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Definitions for Reflexive
[1] Grammar . (of a verb) taking a subject and object with identical referents, as shave in I shave myself. (of a pronoun) used as an object to refer to the subject of a verb, as myself in I shave myself.
[2] reflex; responsive.
[3] able to reflect; reflective.
[4] Mathematics . noting a relation in which each element is in relation to itself, as the relation “less than or equal to.” Compare antireflexive. (of a vector space) having the property that the dual space of the dual space of the given vector space equals the given vector space.
[5] Grammar . a reflexive verb or pronoun.
[6] denoting a class of pronouns that refer back to the subject of a sentence or clause. Thus, in the sentence that man thinks a great deal of himself , the pronoun himself is reflexive
[7] denoting a verb used transitively with the reflexive pronoun as its direct object, as the French se lever "to get up" (literally "to raise oneself") or English to dress oneself
[8] physiol of or relating to a reflex
[9] logic maths (of a relation) holding between any member of its domain and itself "… is a member of the same family as …" is reflexive Compare irreflexive, nonreflexive
[10] a reflexive pronoun or verb
Words related to Reflexive
forced, uncontrolled, spontaneous, compulsory, unintentional, automatic, blind, conditioned, habitual, impulsive, instinctive, knee-jerk, obligatory, reflex, reluctant, unconscious, unpremeditated, unthinking, unwilling, unwitting
Words nearby Reflexive
reflex neurogenic bladder, reflex sensation, reflex symptom, reflexed, reflexion, reflexive, reflexivize, reflexogenic, reflexograph, reflexology, reflexometer
Origin of Reflexive
First recorded in 1580–90, reflexive is from the Medieval Latin word reflexīvus turned back, reflected. See reflex, -ive
Other words from Reflexive
re·flex·ive·ly , adverb
re·flex·ive·ness , re·flex·iv·i·ty [ree-flek-siv -i-tee] /ˌri flɛkˈsɪv ɪ ti/ , noun
sem·i·re·flex·ive , adjective
sem·i·re·flex·ive·ly , adverb
sem·i·re·flex·ive·ness , noun
Synonyms for Reflexive
compulsory, forced, spontaneous, uncontrolled, unintentional, automatic, begrudging, blind, conditioned, grudging, habitual, impulsive, instinctive, instinctual, knee-jerk, obligatory, reflex, reluctant, uncalculated, unconscious, unintended, unmeditated, unpremeditated, unprompted, unthinking, unwilling, unwitting, will-less