— reticence, reticency , n. — reticently , adv.
/ret"euh seuhnt/ , adj.
1. disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
2. reluctant or restrained.
[ 1825-35; reticent- (s. of reticens ), prp. of reticere to be silent, equiv. to re- RE- + -tic-, comb. form of tacere to be silent (cf. TACIT) + -ent- -ENT ]
Syn. 1. taciturn, quiet, uncommunicative.
Ant. 1. talkative, voluble.