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reticenceenUK
ret·i·cent R0192000 (rĕt′ĭ-sənt)adj.1. Inclined to keep one's thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself. See Synonyms at laconic.2. Restrained or reserved: "The laughter was steady, if reticent" (Bernard Lown).3. Usage Problem Reluctant; unwilling.
[Latin reticēns, reticent-, present participle of reticēre, to keep silent : re-, re- + tacēre, to be silent.]
ret′i·cence (-səns) adv.ret′i·cent·ly adv.Usage Note: Reticent is generally used to indicate a reluctance to speak. Most commentators on usage have criticized its extended use as an all-purpose synonym for reluctant. In our 2001 survey, 83 percent of the Panel found unacceptable the sentence A lot of out-of-towners are reticent to come to the Twin Cities for a ballgame if there's a chance the game will be rained out.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | reticence - the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessarytaciturnity, reserveuncommunicativeness - the trait of being uncommunicative |
reticencenoun silence, reserve, restraint, quietness, secretiveness, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness, unforthcomingness She didn't mind his reticence.reticencenoun1. The keeping of one's thoughts and emotions to oneself:control, reserve, restraint, self-control, self-restraint, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness.2. Reserve in speech, behavior, or dress:demureness, diffidence, modesty, self-effacement.Translationsεπιφυλακτικότηταreticenza
reticenceenUK
Synonyms for reticencenoun silenceSynonyms- silence
- reserve
- restraint
- quietness
- secretiveness
- taciturnity
- uncommunicativeness
- unforthcomingness
Synonyms for reticencenoun the keeping of one's thoughts and emotions to oneselfSynonyms- control
- reserve
- restraint
- self-control
- self-restraint
- taciturnity
- uncommunicativeness
noun reserve in speech, behavior, or dressSynonyms- demureness
- diffidence
- modesty
- self-effacement
Synonyms for reticencenoun the trait of being uncommunicativeSynonymsRelated Words |