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reticence::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | reserve, taciturnity |
| Type of | uncommunicativeness |
| Derivation | reticent |
Examples of reticence
reticence
The witness's reticence appeared warranted in light of the events that followed.
From the theepochtimes.com
Seemed to typify weird reticence of the U.S., as he never went to find the game.
From the goal.blogs.nytimes.com
Hart's reticence is merely interpreted as proving that he has something to hide.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The Daily Mailcovered the story but showed amazing reticence in its selectivity.
From the guardian.co.uk
Without prompting, she echoes Rouse's metaphor, when I tell her of his reticence.
From the independent.co.uk
Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, showed no such reticence last week.
From the canberratimes.com.au
His reticence did not signal that he favored reconciliation with Great Britain.
From the online.wsj.com
There's clearly reticence in Britain around the potential for a general strike.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
The Daily Mail covered the story but showed amazing reticence in its selectivity.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Reserve: the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
- (reticent) temperamentally disinclined to talk
- (reticent) restrained: cool and formal in manner
- (reticent) reluctant to draw attention to yourself
- Standards of modesty (also called demureness or reticence) are aspects of the culture of a country or people, at a given point in time, and is a measure against which an individual in society may be judged.
- The avoidance of saying too much; a silent nature
- (reticent) Keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained
- (reticent) uncommunicative, quiet, restrained
- (Reticent) A wine that is not exhibiting much aroma or bouquet characteristics perhaps due to its youth. It can be described as the sense that a wine is "holding back".
