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Meanings of reflectiveness in English

The capability of quiet thought or contemplation.

        Usage of reflectiveness in English
        1
        Under such circumstances, a degree of reflectiveness might have been called for.
        The Guardian
        2
        Intelligence and reflectiveness were also in his little eyes, and they were far apart.
        The Splendid Idle Forties: Stories of Old California
        3
        She kept silence, and wore a look of calm reflectiveness.
        The Whirlpool
        4
        He saw that, too, in his dim reflectiveness, and held the country answerable for it.
        Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Volume 4
        5
        A deep reflectiveness is the characteristic of this memoir.
        Faraday as a Discoverer
        6
        Lady Mary's plain face expressed a somewhat touched reflectiveness.
        The Shuttle
        7
        Although this makes for a striking-looking display with lower glare and reflectiveness (thank goodness!
        Wired
        8
        The ill-humour had not altogether passed from her face, but it was now blended with reflectiveness.
        New Grub Street
        9
        He blent benevolence with savagery, reflectiveness with activity.
        The Forest Lovers
        10
        Fitz frowned with an air of reflectiveness.
        The Grey Lady
        11
        Symbols of reflectiveness passed into her face, and a note of tragedy at times into her voice.
        Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman
        12
        And with a certain quiet reflectiveness, he loves also to recount a marvellous example of unlooked-for enrichment.
        Through Russia
        13
        While the exciting camerawork stays close to the action, a reflective musical comment pulls viewers back into reflectiveness.
        Reuters
        14
        Sidwell regarded him with quiet reflectiveness.
        Born in Exile
        15
        All his bearing showed his intellect, his reflectiveness, and his greatness, and was not devoid of a certain grace.
        Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 1...
        16
        But what this Hamlet lacks is irony, reflectiveness and any sense that he poses a real physical danger to Claudius.
        The Guardian
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