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réflexe — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • reflex noun An automatic, involuntary response to a stimulus, happening without conscious thought.
  • spontaneous adj Happening or done without planning, on impulse.

Senses

réflexe is used for these senses in English:

  • reflex An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing.
  • spontaneous Controlled and directed internally; self-active; spontaneous movement characteristic of living things.

reflex — full definition

  1. noun An automatic, involuntary response to a stimulus, happening without conscious thought.
  2. adj Happening automatically, without deliberate thought.

spontaneous — full definition

  1. adj Happening or done without planning, on impulse.
  2. adj Occurring naturally, without external cause or human intervention.

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