She had been shy and reticent with me, and now…she was telling me aloud the secrets of her inmost heart (W. H. Hudson).
SYNONYM(S): reserved, taciturn. See syn. under silent. (Cf. ↑silent)Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ret|i|cent — «REHT uh suhnt», adjective. disposed to keep silent or say little; not speaking freely; reserved in speech: »She had been shy and reticent with me, and now…she was telling me aloud the secrets of her inmost heart (W. H. Hudson). SYNONYM(S):… … Useful english dictionary
ret·i·cent — … Useful english dictionary
ret — abi·u·ret; amo·ret·to; aph·ae·ret·ic; ap·o·ret·ic; apy·ret·ic; ar·bo·ret; ar·ret; ar·sen·iu·ret·ted; ba·ret·ta; bar·ret; bar·ret·ter; be·ret; ber·ret·ti·no; bi·ret·ta; bi·u·ret; car·bu·ret·ant; car·bu·ret·or; ca·ret·ta; ca·ret·to·che·lyd·i·dae;… … English syllables
cent — ab·du·cent; acau·les·cent; ac·cres·cent; aces·cent; ac·qui·es·cent; ad·du·cent; ad·ja·cent; ad·ja·cent·ly; al·ka·les·cent; ar·bo·res·cent; as·cent; be·nef·i·cent; can·des·cent; ca·nes·cent; cau·les·cent; cent; cent·ge·ner; cent·ner;… … English syllables
reticent — ret·i·cent … English syllables
reticently — ret·i·cent·ly … English syllables
reticent — ret•i•cent [[t]ˈrɛt ə sənt[/t]] adj. 1) disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved 2) restrained, as in style or appearance • Etymology: 1825–35; < L reticent , s. of reticēns, prp. of reticēre to keep silent =re re + ticēre, comb … From formal English to slang
reticent — ret|i|cent [ retısənt ] adjective not willing to provide information about something, especially about yourself or your feelings: She remembered how reticent her father had been about his past. ╾ ret|i|cence noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
reticent — 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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
