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reticence

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ret·i·cence  (rt-sns)
n.
1. The state or quality of being reticent; reserve.
2. The state or quality of being reluctant; unwillingness.
3. An instance of being reticent.
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Noun1.reticence - the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
taciturnity, reserve
uncommunicativeness - the trait of being uncommunicative
reticence
noun silence, reserve, restraint, quietness, secretiveness, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness, unforthcomingness
Translations

reticence [ˈrɛtɪsns] n → reticencia, reserva
reticence [ˈrɛtɪsns] n → réticence f
reticence [ˈrɛtɪsns] n → Zurückhaltung f
reticence [ˈrɛtɪsns] n → reticenza


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It was because of this reticence that he never alarmed her.
Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context
Already had I developed reticence concerning this quality of mine, this semi-disassociation of personality as I think I am justified in calling it.
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They had got into conversation, and gradually Leonard flung reticence aside, told some of his domestic troubles, and hinted at the rest.
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