unreflecting
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Definition of unreflecting
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Not giving reflection or thought to one's actions, words, conclusions, etc.; (of an action, statement, conclusion, etc.) done without reflection or thought. (of a person)
“Now what Discourse can be more suited to the Principles of these young Cubs of the Leviathan, than not to punish credulous and unreflecting People for being cheated and abused?”
“When culprit reason truant plays, And wanders forth in fancy’s maze, Thy random shafts may please a-while, And raise the unreflecting smile, But soon as absent sense returns, Our cheek with indignation burns,”
“If there are people so unreflecting or so cruel, as to make a jest of me, what is left for me to do but to make a jest of myself, them, and every thing?”
“[…] there he was gallantly, thoughtlessly alive, to all appearance indestructible solely by the virtue of his few years and of his unreflecting audacity.”
“How ungenerously in later life we disclaim the virtuous moods of our youth, living in retrospect long, summer days of unreflecting dissipation, Dresden figures of pastoral gaiety!”
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adj
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Not giving reflection or thought to one's actions, words, conclusions, etc.; (of an action, statement, conclusion, etc.) done without reflection or thought. (of a person)
“Now what Discourse can be more suited to the Principles of these young Cubs of the Leviathan, than not to punish credulous and unreflecting People for being cheated and abused?”
“When culprit reason truant plays, And wanders forth in fancy’s maze, Thy random shafts may please a-while, And raise the unreflecting smile, But soon as absent sense returns, Our cheek with indignation burns,”
“If there are people so unreflecting or so cruel, as to make a jest of me, what is left for me to do but to make a jest of myself, them, and every thing?”
“[…] there he was gallantly, thoughtlessly alive, to all appearance indestructible solely by the virtue of his few years and of his unreflecting audacity.”
“How ungenerously in later life we disclaim the virtuous moods of our youth, living in retrospect long, summer days of unreflecting dissipation, Dresden figures of pastoral gaiety!”
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That does not reflect light or sound.
“[…] a mirror may have picturesque beauty; but it is only from it's reflections. In an unreflecting state, it is insipid.”
“A star-ship—as the mirrors told— Put forth its great and lonely light To the unreflecting Ocean, Night.”
“The steel hat on the coffin lay blackened and unreflecting under the winter sun […]”
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Etymology
From un- + reflecting.
Words you can make from unreflecting
200+ playable · top: CENTRIFUGE (16 pts)
Best play centrifuge 16 points10-letter words
2 words9-letter words
17 words8-letter words
35 words- CLEFTING 14 pts
- FLEECING 14 pts
- FECULENT 13 pts
- FRENETIC 13 pts
- INFECTER 13 pts
- REINFECT 13 pts
- FERULING 12 pts
- FLEERING 12 pts
- FLEETING 12 pts
- GUNFLINT 12 pts
- REFUTING 12 pts
- CENTRING 11 pts
- CREELING 11 pts
- CULTIGEN 11 pts
- ELECTING 11 pts
- ERECTING 11 pts
- ERUCTING 11 pts
- GENTRICE 11 pts
- INFLUENT 11 pts
- REFLUENT 11 pts
- ULCERING 11 pts
- CEINTURE 10 pts
- ENURETIC 10 pts
- INCENTER 10 pts
- RELUCENT 10 pts
- RETICULE 10 pts
- ENTERING 9 pts
- GENITURE 9 pts
- GLUTENIN 9 pts
- GREENLIT 9 pts
- REGULINE 9 pts
- RETUNING 9 pts
- TENURING 9 pts
- UNGENTLE 9 pts
- TUNNELER 8 pts
7-letter words
85 words- FENCING 13 pts
- FLUERIC 12 pts
- FUNICLE 12 pts
- INFLECT 12 pts
- LUCIFER 12 pts
- REFLECT 12 pts
- UNCLEFT 12 pts
- UNFENCE 12 pts
- FEELING 11 pts
- FEIGNER 11 pts
- FELTING 11 pts
- FIGTREE 11 pts
- FLEEING 11 pts
- FLINGER 11 pts
- FLUTING 11 pts
- FREEING 11 pts
- FUELING 11 pts
- FUGLIER 11 pts
- FULGENT 11 pts
- FURLING 11 pts
- GULFIER 11 pts
- GUNFIRE 11 pts
- REEFING 11 pts
- TURFING 11 pts
- CLINGER 10 pts
- CLUEING 10 pts
- CRINGLE 10 pts
- CURLING 10 pts
- EUGENIC 10 pts
- FELTIER 10 pts
- FENNIER 10 pts
- FERTILE 10 pts
- FLUTIER 10 pts
- FUNNIER 10 pts
- GENERIC 10 pts
- GENETIC 10 pts
- NEGLECT 10 pts
- TEENFUL 10 pts
- TRUCING 10 pts
- CENTILE 9 pts
- CENTNER 9 pts
- CUTLINE 9 pts
- ENTERIC 9 pts
- ENTICER 9 pts
- EUCRITE 9 pts
- LECTERN 9 pts
- LECTURE 9 pts
- LEUCINE 9 pts
- LEUCITE 9 pts
- LICENTE 9 pts
- LINECUT 9 pts
- LUCERNE 9 pts
- NUCLEIN 9 pts
- RECLINE 9 pts
- RETICLE 9 pts
- TIERCEL 9 pts
- TUNICLE 9 pts
- UTRICLE 9 pts
- ELUTING 8 pts
- ENURING 8 pts
- GENTILE 8 pts
- GENTLER 8 pts
- GENUINE 8 pts
- GRUNTLE 8 pts
- INGENUE 8 pts
- INTEGER 8 pts
- LEERING 8 pts
- LUNTING 8 pts
- NURLING 8 pts
- REELING 8 pts
- RENTING 8 pts
- RINGENT 8 pts
- RINGLET 8 pts
- TINGLER 8 pts
- TREEING 8 pts
- TRUEING 8 pts
- TURNING 8 pts
- UNGREEN 8 pts
- INTERNE 7 pts
- LENIENT 7 pts
- NEURINE 7 pts
- RETINUE 7 pts
- REUNITE 7 pts
- TRUNNEL 7 pts
- UTERINE 7 pts
6-letter words
60 words- FUNGIC 12 pts
- FENCER 11 pts
- FENNEC 11 pts
- FIERCE 11 pts
- ENGULF 10 pts
- FEEING 10 pts
- FENING 10 pts
- FETING 10 pts
- FEUING 10 pts
- FIGURE 10 pts
- FINGER 10 pts
- FRINGE 10 pts
- GIFTEE 10 pts
- CERING 9 pts
- CLUING 9 pts
- CRINGE 9 pts
- CUEING 9 pts
- CURING 9 pts
- FELINE 9 pts
- FENNEL 9 pts
- FERINE 9 pts
- FERLIE 9 pts
- FERULE 9 pts
- FILTER 9 pts
- FLUENT 9 pts
- FLUTER 9 pts
- FUELER 9 pts
- FUNNEL 9 pts
- FUNNER 9 pts
- FUTILE 9 pts
- CEILER 8 pts
- CENTER 8 pts
- CENTRE 8 pts
- CERITE 8 pts
- CLIENT 8 pts
- CRENEL 8 pts
- CRETIN 8 pts
- CUNNER 8 pts
- CURITE 8 pts
- CUTLER 8 pts
- ENTICE 8 pts
- EELING 7 pts
- ELEGIT 7 pts
- ENGINE 7 pts
- ENGIRT 7 pts
- ENGLUT 7 pts
- GENTIL 7 pts
- GENTLE 7 pts
- GERENT 7 pts
- GINNER 7 pts
- GLUIER 7 pts
- GLUTEI 7 pts
- GLUTEN 7 pts
- GUNITE 7 pts
- GUNNEL 7 pts
- GUNNER 7 pts
- GUNTER 7 pts
- GURNET 7 pts
- ELUENT 6 pts
- ENTIRE 6 pts
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