reflective

English

Etymology

reflect +‎ -ive

Adjective

reflective (comparative more reflective, superlative most reflective)

1. Something which reflects, or redirects back to the source.

   Mirrors are reflective.

2. Thinking back on the past.

   He always becomes reflective in preparation for the new year.

Derived terms

• unreflective

Coordinate terms

• refractive

Translations

Something which reflects, or redirects back to the source

• Finnish: heijastava

• Spanish: reflexivo (es)
• Welsh: adlewyrchol (cy)

The characteristic of thinking back on the past

• Finnish: mietteliäs (fi)