different between reflective vs deliberate

English

Etymology

reflect +? -ive

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???fl?kt?v/
• Rhymes: -?kt?v

Adjective

reflective (comparative more reflective, superlative most reflective)

1. That reflects, or redirects back to the source.

   Mirrors are reflective.

2. Pondering, especially thinking back on the past.

   He always becomes reflective in preparation for the new year.

3. That reveals or shows; revealing; indicative of.
4. (computing, programming) Involving reflection.
5. (grammar) Reciprocal.

Coordinate terms

• refractive

Derived terms

• reflectivity
• unreflective

Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin deliberatus, past participle of delibero (“I consider, weigh well”), from de + *libero, libro (“I weigh”), from *libera, libra (“a balance”); see librate.

Pronunciation

• (adjective):
  • enPR: d?l?b??r?t, IPA^(key): /d??l?b???t/
  • (weak vowel merger) enPR: d?l?b??r?t, IPA^(key): /d??l?b???t/
• (verb):
  • enPR: d?l?b??r?t, IPA^(key): /d??l?b??e?t/
  • (weak vowel merger) enPR: d?l?b??r?t, IPA^(key): /d??l?b??e?t/
• Hyphenation: de?lib?er?ate

Adjective

deliberate (comparative more deliberate, superlative most deliberate)

1. Done on purpose; intentional.

   Synonyms: purposeful, volitional; see also Thesaurus:intentional

   Antonyms: unintentional, unwitting

2. Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; slow in determining.

   Synonyms: circumspect, thoughtful

3. Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.

   Synonyms: careful, cautious, well-advised; see also Thesaurus:cautious
4. Not hasty or sudden; slow.

Translations

Verb

deliberate (third-person singular simple present deliberates, present participle deliberating, simple past and past participle deliberated)

1. (transitive) To consider carefully; to weigh well in the mind.

   It is now time for the jury to deliberate the guilt of the defendant.

2. (intransitive) To consider the reasons for and against anything; to reflect.

Translations

Related terms

• deliberation
• deliberative

Further reading

• deliberate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• deliberate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• deliberate at OneLook Dictionary Search

Italian

Verb

deliberate

1. second-person plural present and imperative of deliberare

Latin

Verb

d?l?ber?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of d?l?ber?

References

• deliberate in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)