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reflexive |
Grep of noun reflexive reflexive reflexive pronoun reflexiveness Overview of noun reflexive The noun reflexive has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. reflexive pronoun, reflexive -- (a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects itself) Overview of adj reflexive The adj reflexive has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. automatic, reflex, reflexive -- ((physiology) without volition or conscious control; "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive") 2. reflexive, self-referent -- ((grammar) referring back to itself) Antonyms of adj reflexive 2 senses of reflexive Sense 1 automatic, reflex(postnominal), reflexive INDIRECT (VIA involuntary) -> voluntary Sense 2 reflexive, self-referent INDIRECT (VIA backward) -> forward Similarity of adj reflexive 2 senses of reflexive Sense 1 automatic, reflex(postnominal), reflexive => involuntary (vs. voluntary) Sense 2 reflexive, self-referent => backward (vs. forward) Attributes of adj reflexive Familiarity of adj reflexive reflexive used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj reflexive reflexive Overview of noun reflexive The noun reflexive has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. reflexive pronoun, reflexive -- (a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects itself) Overview of adj reflexive The adj reflexive has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. automatic, reflex, reflexive -- ((physiology) without volition or conscious control; "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive") 2. reflexive, self-referent -- ((grammar) referring back to itself)
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