reticence

• 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.

A noun referring to the quality or state of being reserved, uncommunicative, or reluctant to speak freely or reveal one's thoughts.

indénombrable

1. 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.

   Réticence (réserve)

   • 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.

   Synonymesdiscretionquietnessreserverestraintsecretivenesstaciturnityuncommunicativeness

   Antonymescommunicativenessgarrulousnessloquacityoutspokennesstalkativeness