EGAVE

reflexive

About 2.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.
  2. adjective 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).
    "Equals" is a reflexive relation, as it holds for all possible x; "not less" is non-reflexive because it is true only for some x and y, "unequal" is irreflexive, as it never holds between x and itself.
  3. adjective Of or resulting from a reflex.
    The electric shock elicited an automatic and reflexive response from him.
  4. adjective Producing immediate response, spontaneous.
    a reflexive dislike
  5. adjective Producing or provoking a reciprocal response.
  6. adjective Synonym of reflective.
  7. noun A reflexive pronoun.
  8. noun A reflexive verb.

Similar words

reflexive pronoun reflex automatic backward involuntary self-referent mutual reciprocal thoughtful reflective

Often followed by

and pronoun pronouns in verbs modernization sociology or self

Word family

reflexively reflexiveness reflexivenesses reflexives reflexivities reflexivity

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