Origin: Latin
suffix -ive
Reflexive has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
Adjective
1
without volition or conscious control
"the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"
"a reflex knee jerk"
"sneezing is reflexive"
3
Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.
Example Sentences
"the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"
adjective
"a reflex knee jerk"
adjective
"sneezing is reflexive"
adjective
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)