HyperDic: reticence

English > 1 sense of the word reticence:
NOUNattributereticence, reserve, taciturnitythe trait of being uncommunicative
reticence > pronunciation
Soundsreh'tihsahns
Rhymesabeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns...
English > reticence: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
MeaningThe trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary.
Synonymsreserve, taciturnity
BroaderuncommunicativenessThe trait of being uncommunicative
Spanishreticencia, taciturnidad
Catalanreticència
Adjectivesreticenttemperamentally disinclined to talk / talk / talk

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