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reflective

adjective

1 reflective

Deeply or seriously thoughtful.

synonyms: brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, ruminative.

Roget 451: thinking etc. v.; thoughtful, pensive, meditative, reflective, museful†, wistful, contemplative, speculative, deliberative, studious, ... show more

is similar to: thoughtful.

derivation: contemplativeness, meditativeness, pensiveness | reflectiveness, reflectivity | brooding, pensiveness | chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over | contemplate, meditate, study.

Polish: refleksyjny

2 reflective

Capable of physically reflecting light or sound.

is similar to: mirrorlike, specular | reflecting.

is the opposite of: nonreflecting, nonreflective.

derivation: reflection, reflectivity, reflexion | reflect, shine.

3 reflective

Devoted to matters of the mind.

is similar to: intellectual.

derivation: reflectiveness, reflectivity | chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over.

Moby thesaurus: careful, circumspect, cogitative, cognitive, concentrating, concentrative, conceptive, conceptual, conceptualized, considerate, contemplating, contemplative, deliberating, deliberative, discreet, discriminating, discriminative, enlightened, excogitating, ideative ... show more.

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