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reticence

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Reticence is being reserved, quiet or reluctant.

(noun)

An example of reticence is a person sitting in a corner not engaging with anyone at a dinner party.

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See reticence in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the quality or state, or an instance, of being reticent; reserve

Origin: < Fr or L: Fr réticence < L reticentia

See reticence in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The state or quality of being reticent; reserve.
The state or quality of being reluctant; unwillingness.
An instance of being reticent.

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