introspective
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7.4
- adjective
- /ˌɪntrəˈspɛktɪv/
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introspectivo
- After a long day, she took some quiet time to be more introspective about her feelings.
- introspective novel
- introspective writing
- introspective self
Interestingly enough, Tolkien wrote a very introspective piece called Leaf by Niggle.
- Interestingly enough, Tolkien wrote a very introspective piece called Leaf by Niggle.
- I thought that we could have a chat about more introspective things like our futures.
- Forget the self esteem and the introspective work and all of that sort of stuff.
- And like you say, it makes you introspective.
- I'm just, I get a little bit morose when I'm being introspective.
- He's just making really, really, really good, soulful, introspective, thoughtful, meaningful country music.
- I don't think that they have that sort of emotional intelligence to be that introspective.
- So my view of, of hatred and evil is very introspective.
- We're both, we're both very, I don't want to say like intellectual, but like introspective.
Examples
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Allow me to suggest that when I am alone or lonely, I'm more introspective than at any other time.
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Her art is unusual among contemporary African artists for its very personal and introspective qualities.
Academic text (2006) -
And so it being introspective is a self development thing.
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I wish it were that, you know, introspective all the time.
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But I find that it's a wave especially for men to relax a little bit, to be introspective, to have a conversation with one another.
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I think my work's a little introspective for French taste.
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I keep telling myself how important this introspective journal will be.
Fiction book (2000) -
The winter season sets up and offers more of an introspective outlook... where you can take the time to read or work on a craft.
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Leaders, especially in education, need an introspective look at themselves to become more self-aware, productive, and effective.
Academic text (2000) -
Adolescents tend to become introspective and spend time focusing on their thoughts and feelings.
Academic text (2005)
Synonyms
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2.6
Serious and quietly thinking about something
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4.5
A person who thinks carefully about ideas or feelings
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5.8
A person who prefers quiet time and small groups
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6.0
Thinking deeply and quietly, often for a long time
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7.0
Being quiet and deep in thought, often a little sad
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7.9
Thinking deeply about something, often in a quiet way
Thinking carefully about your own thoughts and feelings
Being focused on your own thoughts and feelings rather than outside things
Someone who pays more attention to their inner thoughts and feelings than to other people
Antonyms
Paying attention to the outside world and other people rather than to your own thoughts
How Introspective
Surface Forms
Morphology
introspective = introspect (transparent) = introspect + ive
Formed by the regular adjective-forming suffix '-ive' from the verb 'introspect', so the meaning is directly derived.
Etymology
The word introspective comes from intro- meaning 'inward' and spect meaning 'to look', the same root as in inspect. So, to be introspective is to 'look inward' at your own thoughts and feelings.