RETICENCE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Reticence definition: the state of being reticent, or reserved, especially with regard to speaking freely; restraint See examples of RETICENCE used in a sentence
Reticence - definition of reticence by The Free Dictionary Define reticence reticence synonyms, reticence pronunciation, reticence translation, English dictionary definition of reticence adj 1 Inclined to keep one's thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself
RETICENT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster reticent implies a reluctance to speak out or at length, especially about one's own affairs reserved implies reticence and suggests the restraining influence of caution or formality in checking easy informal conversational exchange
reticence - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Reticēns is the present active participle of reticeō (“to keep silent; to keep secret, conceal”), from re- (prefix meaning ‘again’) + taceō (“to be silent, keep quiet”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tak- or *tHk-)