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Reflection vs Irreflective - What's the difference?

reflection | irreflective |

As a noun reflection

is the act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.

As an adjective irreflective is

without mental reflection.

reflection

English

Alternative forms

* reflexion

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
  • The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).
  • Something, such as an image, that is reflected.
  • (senseid) Careful thought or consideration.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1959, author=(Georgette Heyer), title=(The Unknown Ajax), chapter=1
  • , passage=But Richmond, his grandfather's darling, after one thoughtful glance cast under his lashes at that uncompromising countenance appeared to lose himself in his own reflections .}}
  • An implied criticism.
  • (label) The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.
  • Derived terms

    * reflectional * reflectionless * self-reflection

    See also

    * refraction * diffraction

    irreflective

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Without mental reflection.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1899, author=John Addington Symonds, title=Renaissance in Italy Vol. 3, chapter=, edition= citation
  • , passage=He obeys his instincts and indulges his appetites with the irreflective simplicity of an animal. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1911, author=Guglielmo Ferrero, title=The Women of the Caesars, chapter=, edition= citation
  • , passage=And among these defects should be counted a great ambition, a kind of harum-scarum and tumultuous activity, an irreflective impetuosity of passion, and a dangerous lack of balance and judgment. }}