Dictionary

introspective en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌɪntɹəˈspɛktɪv/ (Canada, UK, US)
• (US) audio
• /ˌɪntɹəˈspektɪv/ (Australia)

Etymology

From Latin intro "inward, within" (see intro-) + Latin specere "look at".

Meanings

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— 1908, G[ilbert] K[eith] Chesterton, The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare, Bristol: J[ames] W[illiams] Arrowsmith, […]; London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Company, →OCLC, page 264:

Forms

Deriveds

introspective sort · unintrospective · introspectivism · nonintrospective · introspectivist

Relateds

introspectibility · introspectability · introspectiveness · introspectively · introspection · introspect · introspectivity · introspectional

Translations (11)

fr introspectif (examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences) · fi itseään havainnoiva (examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences) · cs introspektivní (examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences) · ro introspectiv (examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences) · de introspektiv (examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences) · hu introspektív (examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences) · fi introspektiivinen (examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences) · ca introspectiu (examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences) · de selbstbeobachtend (examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences) · pt introspectivo (examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences) · es introspectivo (examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences)