reticence

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈɹɛɾɨsins/

Noun

reticence

1. tight-lippedness, discretion, avoidance of saying too much
2. a silent and reserved nature

Synonyms

• reserve, secrecy, taciturnity
• bashfulness, demureness, diffidence, quietness, reservation, shyness, timidity

Antonyms

• openness, talkativeness
• loquaciousness, ostentation

Related terms

• reticent, reticently

Translations

• German: Reserviertheit, Schweigsamkeit
• Italian: reticenza
• Russian: молчаливость

Translations

• German: Zurückhaltung
• Russian: сде́ржанность

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