different between reactive vs reflexive

English

Etymology

From react +? -ive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i??ækt?v/
• Rhymes: -ækt?v

Adjective

reactive (comparative more reactive, superlative most reactive)

1. that reacts or responds to a stimulus
2. (chemistry) that readily takes part in reactions

3. (electronics) Characterized by induction or capacitance rather than resistance.
4. Reacting to the past rather than anticipating the future, not predictive.

Antonyms

• proactive

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• creative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rea??tibe/, [re.a???t?i.??e]

Verb

reactive

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of reactivar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of reactivar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of reactivar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of reactivar.

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin reflex?vus, from Latin reflexus.

Pronunciation

• enPR: r?fl?k's?v, IPA^(key): /???fl?ks?v/

Adjective

reflexive (not comparable)

1. (grammar) Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.
2. (set theory) Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRx for all members x of S (that is, the relation holds between any element of the set and itself).

3. Of or resulting from a reflex.

4. (figuratively) Producing immediate response, spontaneous.

5. Synonym of reflective

Antonyms

• irreflexive, non-reflexive, nonreflexive

Derived terms

• reflexive verb
• reflexive pronoun
• reflexivity

Related terms

• (set theory): symmetric
• (set theory): transitive
• irreflexive

Translations

Noun

reflexive (plural reflexives)

1. (grammar) A reflexive pronoun.
2. (grammar) A reflexive verb.

Translations

See also

• (verb): active, passive, neuter, transitive, intransitive

Further reading

• reflexive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Reflexive pronoun on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Reflexive verb on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

reflexive

1. inflection of reflexiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Latin

Etymology 1

Adverb

reflex?v? (not comparable)

1. reflexively

Etymology 2

Adjective

reflex?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of reflex?vus