English adjective: reflective |
1. | reflective deeply or seriously thoughtful |
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| Samples | Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man.
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| Synonyms | brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, ruminative |
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| Similar | thoughtful |
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| Antonyms | thoughtless |
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2. | reflective capable of physically reflecting light or sound |
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| Samples | A reflective surface.
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| Similar | mirrorlike, reflecting, specular |
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| Antonyms | nonreflecting, nonreflective |
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3. | reflective devoted to matters of the mind |
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| Samples | The reflective type.
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| Similar | intellectual |
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| Antonyms | nonintellectual |
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