Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unreflective

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: un-re-flec-tive
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not reflective; thoughtless

Example Sentences

"Is it not enough, at any rate, to strike the thing called ‘Fame’ into total silence for a wise man? For fools and unreflective persons, she is and will be very noisy, this ‘Fame’, and talks of her ‘immortals’ and so forth: but if you will consider it, what is she?"
"But perhaps, too, it is worth recalling where hasty, unreflective action has taken us in recent years."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English reflective English unreflective From un- + reflective.

Derived Forms

unreflectively unreflectiveness

Frequently Paired Words

nonreflective

Synonyms

unthinking unthoughtful

Rhymes With

effective objective collective detective respective protective selective prospective subjective directive ineffective reflective

Questions

What does unreflective mean?: Not reflective; thoughtless
Where does unreflective come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English reflective English unreflective From un- + reflective.

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