See Also: reticence(dictionary)

reticence (iou)



reticence noun. E17.
[Latin reticentia, from reticere keep silent, formed as RE- + tacere be silent: see -ENCE.]
Maintenance of silence; avoidance of saying too much or of speaking freely, reserve in speech; disposition to say little, taciturnity; an instance of this. E17.
A. Lewis The..reticence with which this odd man was concealing his board result. S. Weintraub Former reticences about matters once deemed private..can be discarded.
Abstinence from overemphasis; restricted use of something. rare. M19.
D. M. Mulock Surprised at her unusual reticence of epithets.