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reticent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | untalkative |
| Derivation | reticence |
reticent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | restrained, unemotional |
reticent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | retiring, self-effacing |
Examples of reticent
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That could entice even the most reticent shareholders to part with their stakes.
From the businessweek.com
They were proud, modest, eager to talk, reticent, skeptical, flattered, patient.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Further, Davis has a few wrinkles in mind that he's reticent to reveal just yet.
From the latimes.com
He was a very quiet man, a little reticent, and I think he was always like that.
From the guardian.co.uk
If you're reticent, that introduction may be more straightforward than you fear.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
The 48-year-old veteran journalist is reticent to talk about his thespian debut.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Barack Obama has so far been more reticent, refusing to call for his departure.
From the economist.com
Many companies are reticent to post photos of famous clients on their websites.
From the usatoday.com
Unlike the reticent, reclusive Beckett, however, Borges is personally accessible.
From the time.com
- Temperamentally disinclined to talk
- Restrained: cool and formal in manner
- Reluctant to draw attention to yourself
- (reticently) with reticence; in a reticent manner; "she answered the questions reticently"
- (reticence) reserve: the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
- 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.
- Keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained
- (reticence) the avoidance of saying too much; a silent nature
- Means silent or reserved, not unwilling. [So, you probably are not reticent to go out to dinner with a client.]
