ret·i·cent (r
t
-s
nt)
adj.
1. Inclined to keep one’s thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself. See Synonyms at silent.
2. Restrained or reserved in style.
3. Reluctant; unwilling.
[Latin retic
ns, reticent-, present participle of reticre, to keep silent : re-, re- + tacre, to be silent.]
reti·cent·ly adv.
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Adj.
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reticent – temperamentally disinclined to talk
taciturn – habitually reserved and uncommunicative
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2.
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reticent – cool and formal in manner
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3.
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reticent – reluctant to draw attention to yourself
unassertive – inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence; “a shy unassertive person”
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