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Webster 1913 Edition
Introspective
Inˊtro-spec′tive
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
introspectif
.] 1.
Inspecting within; seeing inwardly; capable of, or exercising, inspection; self-conscious.
2.
Involving the act or results of conscious knowledge of physical phenomena; – contrasted with
associational
. J. S. Mill.
Definition 2024
introspective
introspective
English
Adjective
introspective (comparative more introspective, superlative most introspective)
- Examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences; contemplative or thoughtful about oneself.
Related terms
- introspect
- introspectability
- introspectibility
- introspection
- introspectional
- introspectively
- introspectiveness
- introspectivity
Translations
examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences
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References
- introspective in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- introspective in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913