reticent
11reticent — [[t]re̱tɪsənt[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ about/on n Someone who is reticent does not tell people about things. She is so reticent about her achievements... Mrs. Smith, normally a reticent woman, took it upon herself to write to the President. Syn:… …
12reticent — adjective Etymology: Latin reticent , reticens, present participle of reticēre to keep silent, from re + tacēre to be silent more at tacit Date: circa 1834 1. inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech ; reserved 2. restrained in… …
13reticent — adj. reticent about * * * [ retɪs(ə)nt] reticent about …
14reticent — ret|i|cent [ˈretısənt] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of reticere to keep silent , from tacere; TACIT] unwilling to talk about what you feel or what you know = ↑reserved reticent about ▪ She s strangely reticent about …
15reticent — [19] The ultimate source of reticent is Latin tacēre ‘be silent’ (source of English tacit and taciturn). Combination with the intensive prefix re produced reticēre ‘keep silent’, whose present participle gave English reticent. It was preceded… …
16reticent — adjective unwilling to talk about what you feel or what you know: She s naturally reticent, even with some of her closest friends. (+ about): Mr Jamieson was very reticent about the reasons for his decision. reticence noun (U) reticently adverb …
17reticent — [19] The ultimate source of reticent is Latin tacēre ‘be silent’ (source of English tacit and taciturn). Combination with the intensive prefix re produced reticēre ‘keep silent’, whose present participle gave English reticent. It was preceded… …
18reticent — reticence, reticency, n. reticently, adv. /ret euh seuhnt/, adj. 1. disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved. 2. reluctant or restrained. [1825 35; < L reticent (s. of reticens), prp. of reticere to be silent, equiv. to re RE + tic …
19reticent — adjective /ˈrɛtɪsənt/ Keeping ones thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained. They are slow and reticent, and are like a dull good horse which lets every nag pass him, but with whip and spur will run down every racer in the field.… …
20reticent — See reticent, taciturn …
