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reticent
ret‧i‧cent/ˈretəsənt, ˈretɪsənt/ adjective [date : 1600-1700; Language : Latin; Origin : present participle of reticere 'to keep silent', from tacere; ⇨ tacit] unwilling to talk about what you feel or what you know SYN reserved reticent about ▪ She’s strangely reticent about her son.
—reticence noun [UNCOUNTABLE] • • • THESAURUS not saying much ▪quiet not saying much : ▪ He’s a quiet boy who loves reading. ▪ You’re very quiet tonight, Suzy – are you OK? ▪silent not saying anything : ▪ Her husband was a big silent man. ▪ Everyone was arguing but I decided to remain silent. ▪taciturn /ˈtæsətɜːn, ˈtæsɪtɜːn $ -ɜːrn/ formal not talking much and seeming a little unfriendly or bad-tempered : ▪ He found Vaughn a taciturn and rather difficult person. ▪reticent unwilling to talk to other people, especially about a particular subject : ▪ She’s always been reticent about her early life. ▪a man/woman of few words someone who does not talk much, especially because they only speak when there is something important to say : ▪ My father was a man of few words, but when he spoke everyone listened.
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ADVERB more ▪ But on few matters, it must be added, is even the most sophisticated economic and social comment more reticent. ▪ John always hung back, was more reticent. ▪ It's acoustic and a little more reticent, but highly focused and with plenty of absorbing incident. ▪ One needs to listen carefully to any client, but older people may be more reticent about disclosure to a stranger. EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Auster was somewhat reticent about it at first, but finally admitted he was working on a new book. ▪ Irma was a shy and reticent child. ▪ John always was more reticent than his sister. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But on few matters, it must be added, is even the most sophisticated economic and social comment more reticent. ▪ Few of them cared to talk about their jobs; they were as reticent as veterans of an unpopular war. ▪ In this matter, she is strangely reticent. ▪ McLaren keeps his own counsel, being as reticent as Ferguson is gregarious. ▪ The hon. Gentleman has been noticeably reticent in this respect in the past. ▪ The official reports are also reticent. ▪ Yet over one thing Edna had remained consistently reticent.
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