reflexive
Meanings
Adjective
- Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.
- Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRx for all members x of S (that is, the relation holds between any element of the set and itself).
- Of or resulting from a reflex.
- Producing immediate response, spontaneous.
- Synonym of reflective
Noun
Related
Opposite words
- irreflexive , non-reflexive, nonreflexive
Origin
- From Medieval Latin reflexīvus, from Latin reflexus.
Modern English dictionary
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