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- Dictionaryret·i·cent/ˈredəs(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily: "she was extremely reticent about her personal affairs"
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The meaning of RETICENT is inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved. How to use reticent in a sentence. The History of Reticent Is Less Than 200 Years Old Synonym Discussion of Reticent.
unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings: He is very reticent about his past. Most of the students were reticent about answer ing questions. Compare. self-effacing. shy adjective (NERVOUS) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not saying much. a few well-chosen words idiom. abruptly. abruptness. boo. briefly. cat. concisely.
Reticent definition: disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved. . See examples of RETICENT used in a sentence.
noun. reticently (ˈreticently) adverb. Word origin. C19: from Latin reticēre to keep silent, from re- + tacēre to be silent. Word Frequency. reticent in American English. (ˈrɛtəsənt ) adjective. 1. habitually silent or uncommunicative; disinclined to speak readily; reserved; taciturn. 2. having a restrained, quiet, or understated quality.
Reticent means either quiet or restrained. If you're reticent about your feelings, you like to keep them to yourself, and you're probably quiet in rowdy groups where everyone is talking over each other. The original meaning of reticent describes someone who doesn’t like to talk.
unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings: He is very reticent about his past. Most of the students were reticent about answer ing questions. Compare. self-effacing. shy adjective (NERVOUS) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not saying much. a few well-chosen words idiom. abruptly. abruptness. boo. briefly. cat. concisely.
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 .]
Definition of reticent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
saying little about what you think or feel: He was reticent about his private life. reticence. noun [ U ] uk / ˈretɪs ə ns / us. (Definition of reticent from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of reticent. in Chinese (Traditional) 沈默寡言的, 不願交談的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 沉默寡言的, 不愿交谈的… See more.
Reticent definition: Inclined to keep one's thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself.
