reflexive

reflexive

See also: réflexive

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin reflexīvus, from Latin reflexus.

Pronunciation

• enPR: rəflĕk'sĭv, IPA^(key): /ɹəˈflɛksɪv/

Adjective

reflexive (not comparable)

1. (grammar) Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.
2. (set theory) 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.

3. Of or resulting from a reflex.

   The electric shock elicited an automatic and reflexive response from him.

4. (figuratively) Producing immediate response, spontaneous.

   a reflexive dislike

5. Synonym of reflective

Antonyms

• non-reflexive, nonreflexive

Derived terms

• reflexive verb
• reflexive pronoun

Related terms

• (set theory): symmetric
• (set theory): transitive
• irreflexive

Translations

in grammar

Catalan: reflexiu (ca) Czech: zvratný Dutch: wederkerend (nl) Faroese: afturbendur Finnish: refleksiivinen (fi) French: réfléchi (fr) Georgian: უკუქცევითი (uḳukceviti) German: reflexiv (de) Greek: αυτοπαθής (el) (aftopathís) Icelandic: afturbeygður (is) Irish: aisfhillteach, frithluaileach Japanese: 再帰的 (saiki-teki) Mongolian: эгэх (mn) (egeh)

Norwegian: refleksiv (no) Persian: please add this translation if you can Polish: zwrotny (pl) Portuguese: reflexivo (pt) Romanian: reflexiv (ro) Romansch: reflexiv Russian: возвра́тный (ru) (vozvrátnyj) Scottish Gaelic: ath-fhillteach Slovene: povraten Spanish: reflexivo (es) Swedish: reflexiv (sv) Turkish: dönüşlü (tr)

in mathematics

Czech: reflexivní Finnish: refleksiivinen (fi) German: reflexiv (de) Icelandic: sjálfhverfur, spegilvirkur Japanese: 反射的 (はんしゃてき, hanshateki) Polish: zwrotny (pl)

Portuguese: reflexivo (pt) Romanian: reflexiv (ro) Russian: рефлекси́вный (ru) (refleksívnyj) Slovene: refleksíven Swedish: reflexiv (sv) Tagalog: pabalik

resulting from a reflex

Czech: reflexivní

Greek: αντανακλαστικός (el) (antanaklastikós)

Noun

reflexive (plural reflexives)

1. (grammar) A reflexive pronoun.
2. (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

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

reflexive

1. inflected form of reflexiv

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Latin

Adjective

reflexive

1. vocative masculine singular of reflexivus

Adverb

reflexive (not comparable)

1. reflexively