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单词 reticent
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reticent

[ ret-uh-suhnt ]
/ ˈrɛt ə sənt /
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adjective

disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
reluctant or restrained.

Origin of reticent

First recorded in 1825–35; from Latin reticent- (stem of reticēns ), present participle of reticēre “to be silent,” equivalent to re- “again, back” + -tic-, combining form of tacēre “to be silent” (cf. tacit) + -ent- adjective suffix; see re-, -ent

SYNONYMS FOR reticent

1 taciturn, quiet, uncommunicative.
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ANTONYMS FOR reticent

1 talkative, voluble.
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OTHER WORDS FROM reticent

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH reticent

reluctant, reticent

Words nearby reticent

Rethondes, Réti, retiarius, retiary, reticence, reticent, reticle, reticul-, reticular, reticular activating system, reticular cell
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British Dictionary definitions for reticent

reticent
/ (ˈrɛtɪsənt) /

adjective

not open or communicative; not saying all that one knows; taciturn; reserved

Derived forms of reticent

reticence, nounreticently, adverb

Word Origin for reticent

C19: from Latin reticēre to keep silent, from re- + tacēre to be silent
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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