reticence

Etymology
The is borrowed from  (modern 🇨🇬), or derived from its , from  +. Reticēns is the   of, from  +  (possibly ultimately from  or ). The English word is cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

The is derived from the noun.

Noun

 * 1)  Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness;  an instance of acting in this manner.
 * 2)  A silent and reserved nature.
 * 3)  Followed by : discretion or restraint in the use of something.
 * 4)  Often followed by : hesitancy or reluctance (to do something).
 * 1)  A silent and reserved nature.
 * 2)  Followed by : discretion or restraint in the use of something.
 * 3)  Often followed by : hesitancy or reluctance (to do something).
 * 1)  A silent and reserved nature.
 * 2)  Followed by : discretion or restraint in the use of something.
 * 3)  Often followed by : hesitancy or reluctance (to do something).
 * 1)  A silent and reserved nature.
 * 2)  Followed by : discretion or restraint in the use of something.
 * 3)  Often followed by : hesitancy or reluctance (to do something).
 * 1)  Followed by : discretion or restraint in the use of something.
 * 2)  Often followed by : hesitancy or reluctance (to do something).
 * 1)  Followed by : discretion or restraint in the use of something.
 * 2)  Often followed by : hesitancy or reluctance (to do something).
 * 1)  Often followed by : hesitancy or reluctance (to do something).
 * 1)  Often followed by : hesitancy or reluctance (to do something).

Usage notes

 * For the fourth sense, see usage note at.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: премълчаване
 * Catalan: reticència
 * Finnish: vähäsanaisuus, harvasanaisuus
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German: Reserviertheit,
 * Greek:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Occitan: reticéncia
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: шу̀тљиво̄ст
 * Roman: ćutljivost,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Finnish:, , harvasanaisuus, vähäsanaisuus,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Maori: ahaaha
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: пову̀чено̄ст
 * Roman:
 * Turkish:


 * Bulgarian:


 * Catalan: reticència
 * Occitan: reticéncia
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:

Verb

 * 1)  To deliberately not listen or pay attention to; to disregard, to ignore.