reticence
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ret·i·cence
(rĕt'ĭ-səns) 
n.
n.
- The state or quality of being reticent; reserve.
- The state or quality of being reluctant; unwillingness.
- An instance of being reticent.
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reticence
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reticence
noun
- The keeping of one's thoughts and emotions to oneself: control, reserve, restraint, self-control, self-restraint, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness. See restraint/unrestraint.
- Reserve in speech, behavior, or dress: demureness, diffidence, modesty, self-effacement. See restraint/unrestraint.
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