reflective meaning and definition

REFLECTIVE adjective

Definition of reflective (adjective)

1. deeply or seriously thoughtful
   • "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man";
   • synonyms: brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, ruminative
2. capable of physically reflecting light or sound
   • "a reflective surface"
   • antonym: nonreflecting
3. devoted to matters of the mind
   • "the reflective type"