English adjective: reflexive | |||
1. | reflexive without volition or conscious control | ||
Samples | The automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light. A reflex knee jerk. Sneezing is reflexive. | ||
Synonyms | automatic, reflex | ||
Similar | involuntary | ||
Domain category | physiology | ||
Antonyms | voluntary | ||
2. | reflexive referring back to itself | ||
Synonyms | self-referent | ||
Similar | backward | ||
Domain category | grammar | ||
Antonyms | forward | ||
English noun: reflexive | |||
1. | reflexive (communication) a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent | ||
Synonyms | reflexive pronoun | ||
Broader (hypernym) | personal pronoun | ||