reticence

ret·i·cence

noun \ˈre-tə-sən(t)s\

Definition of RETICENCE

1

: the quality or state of being reticent : reserve, restraint

2

: an instance of being reticent

3

: reluctance 1

Examples of RETICENCE

1. <the publisher's reticence to make content available online for free>

First Known Use of RETICENCE

1603

Related to RETICENCE

Synonyms: disinclination, hesitance, hesitancy, reluctance, unwillingness

Antonyms: inclination, willingness

Related Words: faltering, fence-sitting, hesitation, indecision, irresolution, shilly-shallying, staggering, vacillation, wavering, wobbling (also wabbling); distrust, distrustfulness, doubt, incertitude, misdoubt, misgiving, mistrust, mistrustfulness, skepticism, suspicion, uncertainness, uncertainty

Near Antonyms: assurance, assuredness, certainty, certitude, conviction, positiveness, sureness, surety

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