Definition of Reticent in English :
Define Reticent in English
Reticent meaning in English
Meaning of Reticent in English
Pronunciation of Reticent in English
Reticent pronunciation in English
Pronounce Reticent in English
Reticent
see synonyms of reticentAdjective
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Reticent
see synonyms of reticentadjective
not open or communicative; not saying all that one knows; taciturn; reserved
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Reticent
see synonyms of reticent adjective
1.
habitually silent or uncommunicative; disinclined to speak readily; reserved; taciturn
2.
having a restrained, quiet, or understated quality
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Reticent
see synonyms of reticentadj.
1. Inclined to keep one's thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself. See Synonyms at laconic.
2. Restrained or reserved: "The laughter was steady, if reticent" (Bernard Lown).
3. Usage Problem Reluctant; unwilling.
The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.