Introspective Meaning
/ˌɪntɹəˈspɛktɪv/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjExamining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences; contemplative or thoughtful about oneself.
Sentence Examples
You look very introspective.
The rain makes me strange and introspective.
People talk about interesting and introspective subjects when hiking.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ writer often wrote about her own inner thoughts and emotions.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She is a very ____ person who spends a lot of time thinking about her own thoughts and feelings.
Word Origin & History
From Latin intro "inward, within" (see intro-) + Latin specere "look at".
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ writer often wrote about her own inner thoughts and emotions.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She is a very ____ person who spends a lot of time thinking about her own thoughts and feelings.