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reticent

[ret-uh-suhnt]

adjective

  1. disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.

    Synonyms: , ,
    Antonyms: ,
  2. reluctant or restrained.



reticent

/ ˈɛɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. not open or communicative; not saying all that one knows; taciturn; reserved

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • reticence noun
  • reticency noun
  • reticently adverb
  • nonreticent adjective
  • nonreticently adverb
  • unreticent adjective
  • unreticently adverb
  • ˈپԳ noun
  • ˈپԳٱ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of reticent1

First recorded in 1825–35; from Latin reticent- (stem of پŧԲ ), present participle of پŧ “to be silent,” equivalent to re- “again, back” + -tic-, combining form of ٲŧ “to be silent” ( tacit ) + -ent- adjective suffix; re-, -ent
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of reticent1

C19: from Latin پŧ to keep silent, from re- + ٲŧ to be silent
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It costs a few hundred dollars a day to detain an immigrant; deportation can cost thousands, and some countries are reticent to accept the return of their citizens.

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Lue’s two stars are reticent, but James Harden and Kawhi Leonard spoke volumes with their play in forcing a Game 7 in Denver on Saturday night.

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As for whether we can expect Matriarch to be adapted into a reality series, Knowles is reticent.

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“How did you hear about that?” he said, seemingly reticent to give up the secret even after all these years.

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I was reticent to make him so specific of a guy that he couldn’t be every guy.

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