Reflective

/rɪˈflektɪv/ adjective

Definition

throwing back light or images; characterized by deep thought or contemplation

Etymology

from Latin reflectere 'to bend back', from re- 'back' + flectere 'to bend' + -ive suffix

Kelly Says

It's beautiful how 'reflective' works both ways - mirrors reflect light back to us, and when we reflect on thoughts, we're bouncing ideas back through our minds!

Translations

AFAfrikaans
weerspieëlend
veer-spi-E-lend
AMአማርኛ
አንጸባራቂ
ARالعربية
عاكس
BGБългарски
отражателен
ot-ra-ZHA-te-len
BNবাংলা
প্রতিফলনশীল
CACatalà
reflectant
CSČeština
odrazivý
DADansk
reflekterende
DEDeutsch
reflektierend
ELΕλληνικά
ανακλαστικός
ESEspañol
reflectante
ETEesti
peegeldav
peeg-el-DAV
EUEuskara
islagarria
is-la-ga-rri-a
FAفارسی
بازتاب دهنده
FISuomi
heijastava
FRFrançais
réfléchissant
GLGalego
reflectivo
re-flek-TEE-vo
GUGU
પ્રતિબિંબિત
HAHA
abubuwan tunani
HEעברית
מחזיר
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिबिंबित
HRHrvatski
reflektirajući
re-flek-ti-RA-yu-chi
HUMagyar
visszaverő
IDBahasa Indonesia
reflektif
IGIG
na-atụgharị
ITItaliano
riflettente
JA日本語
反射的
KKKK
көзделген
KMKM
ឆ្លុះបញ្ចាំង
KO한국어
반사적
LTLietuvių
atspindintis
at-spin-DIN-tis
LVLatviešu
atspoguļojošs
at-SPO-gu-lyo-yoshs
MNМонгол
тусгагч
tusgagch
MRMR
प्रतिबिंबित
MSBahasa Melayu
reflektif
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လည်ဆန်းစစ်
NLNederlands
reflecterend
NONorsk
reflekterende
PAPA
ਪ੍ਰਤਿਫਲਿਤ
PLPolski
odbijający
PTPortuguês
reflexivo
RORomână
reflectiv
RUРусский
отражающий
SKSlovenčina
odrazový
od-ra-ZO-vy
SLSlovenščina
odsevni
od-SEV-ni
SRСрпски
рефлектујући
re-flek-tu-YU-chi
SVSvenska
reflekterande
SWKiswahili
kielekezi
TAதமிழ்
பிரதிபலிப்பு
TEతెలుగు
ప్రతిబింబించే
THไทย
สะท้อน
TLTL
makikita
TRTürkçe
yansıtıcı
UKУкраїнська
відбиваючий
URاردو
عکاسی کرنے والا
VITiếng Việt
phản xạ
YOYO
itankalẹ
ZH中文
反射性的
ZUZU
okubuyisa

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