RETICENCE


Meaning of RETICENCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈretɪsəns ]

n. 1 the avoidance of saying all one knows or feels, or of saying more than is necessary; reserve in speech. 2 a disposition to silence; taciturnity. 3 the act or an instance of holding back some fact. 4 abstinence from overemphasis in art. øøreticent adj. reticently adv. [L reticentia f. reticere (as RE-, tacere be silent)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.