reflexive
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See also: réflexive
Etymology
From Medieval Latin reflexīvus, from Latin reflexus.
Pronunciation
- enPR: rəflĕk'sĭv, IPA(key): /ɹəˈflɛksɪv/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
reflexive (not comparable)
- (grammar) Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.
- (mathematics) 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.
- Of or resulting from a reflex.
- The electric shock elicited an automatic and reflexive response from him.
- (figurative) Producing immediate response, spontaneous.
- a reflexive dislike
- Synonym of reflective
Antonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- (set theory): symmetric
- (set theory): transitive
- irreflexive
Translations
in grammar
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in mathematics
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resulting from a reflex
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Noun
reflexive (plural reflexives)
- (grammar) A reflexive pronoun.
- (grammar) A reflexive verb.
Translations
reflexive pronoun — see reflexive pronoun
reflexive verb — see reflexive verb
See also
- (verb): active, passive, neuter, transitive, intransitive
Further reading
reflexive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Reflexive pronoun on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Reflexive verb on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
reflexive
- inflection of reflexiv:
Etymology 1
Adverb
reflexīvē (not comparable)
Etymology 2
Adjective
reflexīve
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