ADJECTIVE | all | reserved | set aside for the use of a particular person or party / party / party |
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all | reserved | marked by self-restraint and reticence |
Sounds | rihzer'vd; riyzer'vd | |
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Rhymes | conserved ... unnerved: 8 rhymes with ervd... |
Meaning | Set aside for the use of a particular person or party / party / party. | |
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Narrower | bookable | subject to being reserved or booked |
booked, engaged, set-aside | Reserved in advance | |
Opposite | unreserved | not reserved |
Spanish | reservado |
Meaning | marked by self-restraint and reticence. | |
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Example | "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West | |
Narrower | aloof, distant, upstage | Remote in manner |
diffident | showing modest reserve | |
indrawn, withdrawn | tending to reserve or introspection | |
See also | backward | (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature |
inhibited | held back or restrained or prevented | |
restrained | Under restraint | |
undemonstrative | not given to open expression of emotion | |
Opposite | unreserved | not cautious or reticent |
Spanish | reservado | |
Adverbs | reservedly | with reserve |
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