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Definition of Reticent
1. Adjective. Temperamentally disinclined to talk.
2. Adjective. Cool and formal in manner.
3. Adjective. Reluctant to draw attention to yourself.
Definition of Reticent
1. a. Inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative.
Definition of Reticent
1. Adjective. Keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Reticent
1. tending to be silent [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reticent
Literary usage of Reticent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"restrictive appositives See APPOSITIVES. reticent, reticence reticent has ...
In its older, better established uses, reticent can mean “inclined to be ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"See GLOOMY, DEPRESSING, WICKED, IGNORANT, HIDDEN, SECRET, reticent, THREATENING.
darken, vt 1. dark (archaic or poetic), denigrate (rare); spec, darkle, ..."
3. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by John Beauchamp Jones (1866)
"There was some fighting near Petersburg yesterday and the day before ; but the
press is reticent—a bad sign. There is a rumor that Charleston has been ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... is therefore fuller and more forcible than any other put forward by the
religious exiles, who were generally very reticent in their complaints. ..."
5. Studies of a Biographer by Leslie Stephen (1902)
"fessor Brandes seems to think, strengthens the case, because the dedication would
naturally be reticent. The argument recalls the old retort— My wound is ..."
6. Anne Boleyn: A Chapter of English History. 1527-1536 by Paul Friedmann (1884)
"She certainly was at first rather reticent, for we know from one of Henry's
letters that she kept ..."
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