reflectivenessn.

Brit.

/rᵻˈflɛktᵻvnᵻs/, U.S.

/rəˈflɛktɪvnᵻs/,

/riˈflɛktɪvnᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: reflective adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < reflective adj. + -ness suffix. Compare reflectivity n.

The state or quality of being reflective (in various senses); esp. thoughtfulness, contemplativeness; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [noun] > state or quality of

penseec1485

thoughtfulness1594

reflexivenessa1651

considerateness1651

reflectedness1688

reflectivenessa1703

considerativeness1710

contemplativeness1727

cogitativeness1823

meditativenessa1834

submergence1872

brood1895

a1703 R. Hooke Present State Nat. Philos. in Posthumous Wks. (1705) 33 What is the comparative Reflectiveness and Refractiveness of the Air?

1837 Southern Literary Messenger Mar. 167/1 The ideas of time, activity or passiveness..of intensity..of reciprocity, reflectiveness, of the condition of the action itself.

1857 C. J. Lever Fortunes of Glencore (1873) viii. 52 A charming union of reflectiveness with repartee.

1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets i. 31 Music attains independence..only in an age of intellectual reflectiveness.

1922 Condor 24 198 I, for one, cannot avoid thinking that his mental state is characterized by a sort of reflectiveness.

1960 M. Spark Bachelors ii. 20 Alice took her mouthful of omelette at slow motion to denote reflectiveness.

1995 Times 9 Dec. 10/1 Reflection and reflectiveness—taking the long view—is a quality which we need to recover.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reflectiveness
释义	reflectivenessn. Brit. /rᵻˈflɛktᵻvnᵻs/, U.S. /rəˈflɛktɪvnᵻs/, /riˈflɛktɪvnᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: reflective adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < reflective adj. + -ness suffix. Compare reflectivity n. The state or quality of being reflective (in various senses); esp. thoughtfulness, contemplativeness; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [noun] > state or quality of penseec1485 thoughtfulness1594 reflexivenessa1651 considerateness1651 reflectedness1688 reflectivenessa1703 considerativeness1710 contemplativeness1727 cogitativeness1823 meditativenessa1834 submergence1872 brood1895 a1703 R. Hooke Present State Nat. Philos. in Posthumous Wks. (1705) 33 What is the comparative Reflectiveness and Refractiveness of the Air? 1837 Southern Literary Messenger Mar. 167/1 The ideas of time, activity or passiveness..of intensity..of reciprocity, reflectiveness, of the condition of the action itself. 1857 C. J. Lever Fortunes of Glencore (1873) viii. 52 A charming union of reflectiveness with repartee. 1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets i. 31 Music attains independence..only in an age of intellectual reflectiveness. 1922 Condor 24 198 I, for one, cannot avoid thinking that his mental state is characterized by a sort of reflectiveness. 1960 M. Spark Bachelors ii. 20 Alice took her mouthful of omelette at slow motion to denote reflectiveness. 1995 Times 9 Dec. 10/1 Reflection and reflectiveness—taking the long view—is a quality which we need to recover. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1703
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