Synonyms for reticent
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ret-uh-suhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛt ə sənt |
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Définition of reticent
Origin :- 1834, from Latin reticentem (nominative reticens), present participle of reticere "be silent" (see reticence).
- adj secretive, quiet
- But with what truthful yet reticent words can I convey the facts of Charley's case?
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
- He was reticent of his own business, however much he wanted to pry into mine.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various
- Sucatash sensed the fact that De Launay intended to be reticent.
- Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
- She did not question him, however, but Rachel was not so reticent.
- Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- The man was a solemn, dignified, and reticent person, who had been groom to the late Bishop.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- Urged or repressed, Beatrix would have held herself steady, reticent.
- Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
- This reticent youth spoke only to Jenny, and to her alone he opened his mind.
- Extract from : « Sielanka: An Idyll » by Henryk Sienkiewicz
- Nevertheless he did not escape reproaches for having been so reticent.
- Extract from : « Evolution in Modern Thought » by Ernst Haeckel
- That she was reticent, we shall prove from evidence of d'Aulon and Dunois.
- Extract from : « The Valet's Tragedy and Other Stories » by Andrew Lang
- She, a close student, too, but growingly distant and reticent.
- Extract from : « Bonaventure » by George Washington Cable
Antonyms for reticent
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