reticence
/ˈret.ɪ.səns/Word connections
noun
/ˈret.ɪ.səns/
Существительное, обозначающее качество или состояние сдержанности, неразговорчивости или нежелания говорить свободно или раскрывать свои мысли.
Sustantivo que denota la cualidad o estado de reserva, taciturnidad o falta de disposición para hablar libremente o revelar los propios pensamientos.
Nom désignant la qualité ou l'état de quelqu'un qui est réservé, peu enclin à parler librement ou à révéler ses pensées, par discrétion ou par réserve.
Substantiv, das die Eigenschaft oder den Zustand bezeichnet, zurückhaltend, schweigsam oder nicht bereit zu sein, frei zu sprechen oder seine Gedanken preiszugeben.
Substantivo que designa a qualidade ou o estado de reserva, discrição ou relutância em falar livremente ou revelar os próprios pensamentos.
名词，指沉默寡言、不愿多说话或不愿透露自己想法的品质或状态。
اسم يدل على صفة أو حالة من التحفظ أو قلة الكلام أو عدم الرغبة في التعبير بحرية عن الأفكار أو الإفصاح عما في النفس.
A noun referring to the quality or state of being reserved, uncommunicative, or reluctant to speak freely or reveal one's thoughts.
uncountable
Tendency to be silent or reservedC1formal
The quality of being unwilling to speak or reveal one's thoughts or feelings; a reserved or uncommunicative nature.
СдержанностьReticenciaRéticence (réserve)ZurückhaltungReserva沉默寡言التحفظ- His natural reticence made it difficult to get to know him.
- She spoke with a certain reticence about her past.
- The witness's reticence frustrated the lawyer.
Synonymsdiscretionquietnessreserverestraintsecretivenesstaciturnityuncommunicativeness
Antonymscommunicativenessgarrulousnessloquacityoutspokennesstalkativeness
- reticences plural form
- reticences' possessive plural form
- reticence's possessive singular form
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