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reticence

 
Dictionary: ret·i·cence   (rĕt'ĭ-səns) pronunciation
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n.
  1. The state or quality of being reticent; reserve.
  2. The state or quality of being reluctant; unwillingness.
  3. An instance of being reticent.

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  1. The keeping of one's thoughts and emotions to oneself: control, reserve, restraint, self-control, self-restraint, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness. See restraint/unrestraint.
  2. Reserve in speech, behavior, or dress: demureness, diffidence, modesty, self-effacement. See restraint/unrestraint.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
  Synonyms: reserve, taciturnity

 
 
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