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(1) Refers to light hitting an opaque surface such as a printed page or mirror and bouncing back. See reflective media and reflective LCD.

(2) A programming language feature (see reflection).

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adjective

Of, characterized by, or disposed to thought: cogitative, contemplative, deliberative, excogitative, meditative, pensive, ruminative, speculative, thinking, thoughtful. Idioms: in a brown study. See thoughts.

adj

Definition: thoughtful
Antonyms: ignorant, unthoughtful

For a list of words related to reflective, see:

• Intelligent, Informed, Clever, or Articulate

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - reflekterende, tankefuld

Nederlands (Dutch)
be-/weerspiegelend, reflexief

Français (French)
adj. - pensif, réfléchi, profond, réfléchissant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - reflektiert, reflektierend, nachdenklich, gedanklich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αντανακλαστικός, στοχαστικός

Italiano (Italian)
riflessivo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - reflexivo, pensativo

Русский (Russian)
задумчивый, рефлектирующий, отражающий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - reflexivo, pensativo, reflector

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - reflekterande, fundersam

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
反射的, 熟虑的, 反映的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 反射的, 熟慮的, 反映的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 반사하는, 반영하는, 사려 깊은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 反射する, 反射による, 反省する, 思慮深い, 反映する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) انعكاسي, عاكس للضوء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮משקף, מעמיק לחשוב, שוקל‬

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