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English
Etymology
- intro "inward, within" (see intro-) + specere "look at" (from PIE root *spek- "to observe")
Pronunciation
Adjective
introspective (comparative more introspective, superlative most introspective)
- Examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences; contemplative or thoughtful about oneself.
1908, G[ilbert] K[eith] Chesterton, The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare, Bristol: J W Arrowsmith, ; London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Company, →OCLC, page 264: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—
Derived terms
Translations
examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences
References
- “introspective”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “introspective”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
introspective
- feminine singular of introspectif