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ret⋅i⋅cent
[ret-uh-suh
nt] 
–adjective
| 1. | disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved. |
| 2. | reluctant or restrained. |
Origin:
1825–35; < L reticent- (s. of reticēns), prp. of reticēre to be silent, equiv. to re- re- + -tic-, comb. form of tacēre to be silent (cf. tacit ) + -ent- -ent
1825–35; < L reticent- (s. of reticēns), prp. of reticēre to be silent, equiv. to re- re- + -tic-, comb. form of tacēre to be silent (cf. tacit ) + -ent- -ent
Related forms:
ret⋅i⋅cence, ret⋅i⋅cen⋅cy, noun
ret⋅i⋅cent⋅ly, adverb
Synonyms:
1. taciturn, quiet, uncommunicative.
1. taciturn, quiet, uncommunicative.
Antonyms:
1. talkative, voluble.
1. talkative, voluble.
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Reticency
Ret"i*cen*cy\, n. Reticence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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