reservedness
adjective
1.
kept or set apart for some particular use or purpose.
2.
kept by special arrangement for some person: a reserved seat.
3.
formal or self-restrained in manner and relationship; avoiding familiarity or intimacy with others: a quiet, reserved man.
4.
5.
retaining the original color of a surface, especially when decorating portions of the surface with other colors.
Related forms
vɪd re·serv·ed·ness, noun
o·ver·re·served, adjective
o·ver·re·serv·ed·ly, adverb
o·ver·re·serv·ed·ness, noun
Synonyms
3, 4. composed, controlled reticent, constrained, taciturn, withdrawn, distant, cold.
3, 4. composed, controlled reticent, constrained, taciturn, withdrawn, distant, cold.
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reserved (rɪˈzɜːvd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | set aside for use by a particular person or people: this table is reserved |
| 2. | cool or formal in manner; restrained, silent, or reticent |
| 3. | destined; fated: reserved for great things |
| 4. | referring to matters that are the responsibility of the national parliament rather than a devolved regional assembly: defence is a reserved issue |
| reservedly | |
| —adv | |
| re'servedness | |
| —n | |
| reserved (rɪˈzɜːvd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | set aside for use by a particular person or people: this table is reserved |
| 2. | cool or formal in manner; restrained, silent, or reticent |
| 3. | destined; fated: reserved for great things |
| 4. | referring to matters that are the responsibility of the national parliament rather than a devolved regional assembly: defence is a reserved issue |
| reservedly | |
| —adv | |
| re'servedness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
reserve
mid-14c., from O.Fr. reserver, from L. reservare "keep back, save back," from re- "back" + servare "to keep, save, preserve, protect" (see observe). The noun meaning "something stored up" is from 1650s. Reserved (in manner) first recorded 1601 in Shakespeare ("All's Well" v.3).
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Medical Dictionary
reserve re·serve (rĭ-zûrv')
v. re·served, re·serv·ing, re·serves
To keep back, as for future use or for a special purpose.
To set or cause to be set apart for a particular person or use.
Something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose. adj.
Held back, set aside, or saved.
Forming a reserve.
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