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- Dictionaryreserved/rɪˈzəːvd/
adjective
- 1. slow to reveal emotion or opinions: "he is a reserved, almost taciturn man" Similar Opposite
- 2. kept specially for a particular person: "a reserved seat" Similar Opposite
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RESERVED definition: 1. Reserved people do not often talk about or show their feelings or thoughts: 2. Reserved…. Learn more.
formal or self-restrained in manner and relationship; avoiding familiarity or intimacy with others: a quiet, reserved man. Synonyms: cold, distant, withdrawn, taciturn, constrained, reticent, controlled, composed. characterized by reserve, as the disposition, manner, etc.: reserved comments.
The meaning of RESERVED is restrained in words and actions. How to use reserved in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Reserved.
RESERVE definition: 1. to keep something for a particular purpose or time: 2. If you reserve something such as a seat…. Learn more.
Definition of 'reserved' Word Frequency. reserved. (rɪzɜːʳvd ) 1. adjective. Someone who is reserved keeps their feelings hidden. He was unemotional, quite quiet, and reserved. Even though I'm quite a reserved person, I like meeting people. Synonyms: uncommunicative, cold, cool, retiring More Synonyms of reserved. 2. adjective.
If you're reserved, you're the opposite of a loudmouth or a cut-up: you're polite, you have a lot of self-control, and you don't show your feelings.
The meaning of RESERVE is to hold in reserve : keep back. How to use reserve in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Reserve.
adjective. /rɪˈzɜːvd/ /rɪˈzɜːrvd/ (of a person or their character) slow or unwilling to show feelings or express opinions. Neighbours described him as a reserved man who didn't mix much. She seems quite reserved. synonym shy compare unreserved. Extra Examples. Topics Opinion and argument c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?
noun. Finance. cash, or assets readily convertible into cash, held aside, as by a corporation, bank, state or national government, etc., to meet expected or unexpected demands. uninvested cash held to comply with legal requirements. something kept or stored for use or need; stock: a reserve of food. Synonyms: supply.
1. set apart for someone or some particular use or purpose. 2. avoiding familiarity or intimacy with others; formal or self-restrained. 3. characterized by reserve: reserved comments. [1425–75] re•serv′ed•ly, adv. re•serv′ed•ness, n.
