reflexive

Meanings

Plural: reflexives

Noun

a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
A reflexive pronoun.
A reflexive verb.

Adjective Satellite

without volition or conscious control
- "sneezing is reflexive"
referring back to itself

Adj

Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.
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).
Of or resulting from a reflex.
Producing immediate response, spontaneous.
Producing or provoking a reciprocal response.
Synonym of reflective.

Origin / Etymology

From Medieval Latin reflexīvus, from Latin reflexus, equivalent to reflex + -ive.

Synonyms

automatic, reflective, reflex, reflexive pronoun, self-referent

Antonyms

irreflexive, non-reflexive, nonreflexive

Scrabble Score: 22

reflexive is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
reflexive is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
reflexive is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

reflexive is a valid Words With Friends word