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reticence


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PRONUNCIATION:

(RE-tuh-sens)

MEANING:

noun: A reluctance to express one’s thoughts and feelings.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin reticere (to be silent), from re- (again, back), from tacere (to be silent). Earliest documented use: 1603.

USAGE:

“What distinguished Bates was his quietness, reticence, and emotional reserve. No towering rages for him or tirades of invective.”
Obituary of Sir Alan Bates; The Daily Telegraph (London, UK); Dec 29, 2003.

See more usage examples of reticence in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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