introspective

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Adjective

introspective

1. Examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences; contemplative or thoughtful about oneself.

Related terms

• introspect
• introspection
• introspectional
• introspectively
• introspectiveness

Translations

examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences

Czech: introspektivní (cs) Finnish: introspektiivinen, itseään havainnoiva

French: intropectif (fr) Hungarian: introspektív Spanish: introspectivo (es)

References

• introspective in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• introspective in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913