Associations to the word «Reflective»

Wiktionary

REFLECTIVE, adjective. Something which reflects, or redirects back to the source.
REFLECTIVE, adjective. Thinking back on the past.
REFLECTIVE, adjective. (computing) (programming) Involving reflection.

Dictionary definition

REFLECTIVE, adjective. Deeply or seriously thoughtful; "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man";.
REFLECTIVE, adjective. Capable of physically reflecting light or sound; "a reflective surface".
REFLECTIVE, adjective. Devoted to matters of the mind; "the reflective type".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats