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ret⋅i⋅cent
[ret-uh-suhnt]–adjective
1. | disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved. |
2. | reluctant or restrained. |
Origin:
1825–35; < class="ital-inline">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; < class="ital-inline">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. 0