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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ret•i•cent /ˈrɛtəsənt/USA pronunciation adj. - willing or accustomed to be silent;
reserved:was reticent about her private life.
ret•i•cence, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ret•i•cent (ret′ə sənt),USA pronunciation adj. - disposed to be silent or not to speak freely;
reserved. - reluctant or restrained.
- Latin reticent- (stem of reticēns), present participle of reticēre to be silent, equivalent. to re- re- + -tic-, combining form of tacēre to be silent (compare tacit) + -ent- -ent
- 1825–35
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged taciturn, quiet, uncommunicative.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged talkative, voluble.
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