Introspective
//ˌɪntɹəˈspektɪv// adj
adj ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences; contemplative or thoughtful about oneself.
"All of a sudden Syme, who was standing as if blind with introspective thought, swung round and cried out, like a man waking from sleep—"
Adjective
- 1 given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences wordnet
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More examples"The rain makes me strange and introspective."
Etymology
From Latin intro "inward, within" (see intro-) + Latin specere "look at".
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