reflexive

adj.

1. Directed back on itself.
2. Grammar.
   1. Of, relating to, or being a verb having an identical subject and direct object, as dressed in the sentence She dressed herself.
   2. Of, relating to, or being the pronoun used as the direct object of a reflexive verb, as herself in She dressed herself.
3. Of or relating to a reflex.
4. Elicited automatically; spontaneous: “a bid for . . . reflexive left-wing approval” (Marshall Delaney).

n. Grammar.

A reflexive verb or pronoun. See Usage Note at myself.

reflexively re·flex'ive·ly adv.
reflexiveness re·flex'ive·ness or re'flex·iv'i·ty (rē'flĕk-sĭv'ĭ-tē) n.

A relation is reflexive in a domain if everything in the domain bears it to itself: (∀x)Rxx. Identity and relations couched in terms of identity are reflexive: everyone is the same height, weight, etc. as him or herself.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects itself
  Synonym: reflexive pronoun

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The adjective reflexive has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (physiology) without volition or conscious control
  Synonyms: automatic, reflex

Meaning #2: (grammar) referring back to itself
  Synonym: self-referent

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - refleksiv
n. - refleksivt ord

Nederlands (Dutch)
wederkerend, wederkerend (werk-/ voornaam)woord

Français (French)
adj. - réfléchi
n. - (Ling) verbe pronominal réfléchi, forme réfléchie

Deutsch (German)
adj. - reflexiv
n. - Reflexivpronomen, reflexives Verb

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (γραμμ.) αυτοπαθής
n. - (γραμμ.) αυτοπαθής αντωνυμία

Italiano (Italian)
riflessivo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - reflexivo (Gram.)
n. - reflexivo (m) (Gram.)

Русский (Russian)
возвратный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - reflexivo, reflejo
n. - reflexivo, reflejo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - (gram) reflexiv
n. - reflexiv(-pronomen), reflexivt verb

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
反身的, 反身动词, 反身代名词

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 反身的
n. - 反身動詞, 反身代名詞

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 반사성의, 재귀의
n. - 재귀동사

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 再帰の, 反省的な, 反射性の
n. - 再帰動詞

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مرتد أو منعكس على نفسه (الاسم) فعل إنعكاسي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חוזר אל עצמו, רפלקסיבי‬
n. - ‮מילה החוזרת אל עצמה (בעיקר שם-גוף)‬

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