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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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the state or quality of being hesitant to speak out; reserve.
With his usual reticence, he said little by way of answer to her question.- synonyms:
- diffidence
- similar words:
- bashfulness, demureness, reserve, self-consciousness, shyness, taciturnity, timidity, timorousness
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| derivation: |
reticency (n.) |
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