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   reticent

   /ˈrɛtɪs(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily: "she was extremely reticent about her personal affairs"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from Latin reticent- ‘remaining silent’, from the verb reticere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + tacere ‘be silent’.

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   • 1. reticently adverb

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   What does reticent mean?

   • Reticent means either quiet or restrained. If you're reticent about your feelings, you like to keep them to yourself, and you're probably quiet in rowdy groups where everyone is talking over each other. The original meaning of reticent describes someone who doesn’t like to talk. Be careful in your context, however.

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   What does reticens mean?

   • Keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained. Origin: reticens, present participle of reticere; re- + tacere. Origin: [L. reticens, p. pr. of reticere to keep silence; re- + tacere to be silent.

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   What is the difference between silent and reticent?

   • silent, taciturn, reticent, reserved, secretive mean showing restraint in speaking. silent implies a habit of saying no more than is needed. taciturn implies a temperamental disinclination to speech and usually connotes unsociability. reticent implies a reluctance to speak out or at length, especially about one's own affairs.

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   Why are players reticent?

   • Players, often reticent about such matters, are encouraged to be more open about symptoms. Many toddlers are notoriously choosy about their foods and reticent to try new things. We're more reticent to engage with people we don't know face-to-face because we're not as confident in our ability to have that interaction.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRETICENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings: He is very reticent about his past. Most of the students were reticent about answer ing questions. Compare. self-effacing. shy adjective (NERVOUS) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not saying much. a few well-chosen words idiom. abruptly. abruptness. boo. briefly. cat. concisely.

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     unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings: He is...

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     RETICENT translate: 沈默寡言的;不願交談的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     RETICENT translate: 沉默寡言的;不愿交谈的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Reticent means inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech, restrained in expression, or reluctant. Learn the word history, synonyms, example sentences, and related articles from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Reticent can refer to someone who is restrained and formal, but it can also refer to someone who doesn’t want to draw attention to herself or who prefers seclusion to other people. Don’t confuse reticent with reluctant, which means unwilling.

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   Reticent means unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings. Learn how to use this formal adjective in different contexts, see related words and phrases, and compare with shy and laconic.

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   Reticent definition: disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved. . See examples of RETICENT used in a sentence.

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   noun. reticently (ˈreticently) adverb. Word origin. C19: from Latin reticēre to keep silent, from re- + tacēre to be silent. Word Frequency. reticent in American English. (ˈrɛtəsənt ) adjective. 1. habitually silent or uncommunicative; disinclined to speak readily; reserved; taciturn. 2. having a restrained, quiet, or understated quality.

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    Define reticent. reticent synonyms, reticent pronunciation, reticent translation, English dictionary definition of reticent. unwilling to speak; reserved; taciturn, uncommunicative: She was reticent to answer our questions.