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reflective Definition

re·flec·tive (ri flek′tiv)

adjective

  1. reflecting
  2. of or produced by reflection
  3. meditative; thoughtful

reflective Related Forms

re·flec′·tively adverb re·flec′·tive·ness noun or re′·flec·tiv′·ity

reflective Synonyms

reflective

modif.

contemplative, studious, pensive; see pensive, thoughtful 1. See syn. study at pensive.

reflective Usage Examples

Preposition: at

night: Wear fluorescent materials in daylight and at dusk, and something reflective at night.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

make: The hologram is usually silicon plated with gold to make the surface reflective.

Modifies a noun

  • piping: The reflective piping on the hood and seat add safety and it has quick release locks on all the wheels.
  • practitioner: This is what is meant by the jargon term ' reflective practitioner ' .
  • diary: You will keep your own reflective diary; You will receive feedback from the Scheme Leader.
  • coating: Finally, the surface of the mirror is given a precision reflective coating.
  • practice: Reflective practice could be adopted in a group setting by practitioners or students.
  • mood: On May 30 1953 Sir Arthur Bryant, in a mellow, reflective mood wrote, " My first Coronation was in 1902.

Modifying Another Word

  • critically: They will develop skills as critically reflective practitioners able to use research, experience and relevant evidence to analyze practice and policy.
  • highly: Keep highly reflective surfaces away from signs to avoid glare.
  • deeply: Could it be that God might want his people to be both radically alive and also deeply reflective people -- about God?
  • fully: Our pupils are fully reflective of our culturally rich society.
  • very: The spacesuits were made of very reflective material, in order to reduce solar heating.
  • not: The question itself is not reflective of what we believe the network function to be.

Used with adjective complement

become: For instance, by practicing reflecting on how this document gets written here, do I become more reflective in my life overall?

Preposition: of

  • society: Whether it is a temporary element, reflective of a society in transition, remains to be seen.
  • community: We welcome applications which are reflective of the local community.
  • practice: Existing strategy paradigms are incorporated into an integrational framework that enables empirical research to be more reflective of management practice.
  • value: NGOs can find evaluation methods constraining and not always reflective of the full value of the work they do.
  • reality: This is no way for a modern liberal democracy to portray its justice system, nor is it reflective of reality.