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It is not a life at all. It is a reticence, in three volumes.
William E. Gladstone

Meaning of "reticence" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RETICENCE

reticence  [ˈretɪsəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RETICENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Reticence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RETICENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

reticence

Modesty

Modesty is a mode of dress and deportment intended to avoid encouraging sexual attraction in others; actual standards vary widely. In this use, it can be considered inappropriate or immodest to reveal certain parts of the body. A modest woman would behave so as to avoid encouraging the sexual attention of men. In some societies women must cover their bodies completely and may never talk to men who are not immediate family members; in others a fairly revealing but one-piece bathing costume is considered modest when other women wear bikinis. In some countries, exposure of the body in breach of community standards of modesty is also considered to be public indecency, and public nudity is generally illegal in most of the world and regarded as indecent exposure. However, nudity is at times tolerated in some societies; for example, during a world naked bike ride, while a lone man attempting to walk naked from south to north Britain was repeatedly imprisoned. Small children are widely not expected to be fully clothed in public until they are grown up. In semi-public contexts standards of modesty vary.

Definition of reticence in the English dictionary

The definition of reticence in the dictionary is uncommunicativeness; reserve.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RETICENCE


absence
ˈæbsəns
beneficence
bɪˈnɛfɪsəns
complacence
kəmˈpleɪsəns
concupiscence
kənˈkjuːpɪsəns
essence
ˈɛsəns
fatiscence
feɪˈtɪsəns
impuissance
ɪmˈpjuːɪsəns
licence
ˈlaɪsəns
license
ˈlaɪsəns
magnificence
mæɡˈnɪfɪsəns
maleficence
mæˈlɛfɪsəns
nascence
ˈneɪsəns
nonsense
ˈnɒnsəns
obeisance
əʊˈbeɪsəns
puissance
ˈpjuːɪsəns
reconnaissance
rɪˈkɒnɪsəns
relicense
riːˈlaɪsəns
reminiscence
ˌrɛmɪˈnɪsəns
renaissance
rəˈneɪsəns
sublicense
sʌbˈlaɪsəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RETICENCE

retiarii
retiarius
retiary
reticella
reticency
reticent
reticently
reticle
reticula
reticular
reticularly
reticulary
reticulate
reticulately
reticulation
reticule
Reticuli
reticulocyte
reticuloendothelial
reticulum

WORDS THAT END LIKE RETICENCE

adolescence
at your convenience
car licence
chemiluminescence
convalescence
dehiscence
driving licence
effervescence
electroluminescence
evanescence
florescence
fluorescence
gaming licence
immunofluorescence
luminescence
obsolescence
provisional driving licence
renascence
road-fund licence
senescence
translucence

Synonyms and antonyms of reticence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RETICENCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «reticence» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of reticence

Translation of «reticence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RETICENCE

Find out the translation of reticence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of reticence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «reticence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

沉默
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reticencia
570 millions of speakers

English

reticence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चुप्पी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التكتم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скрытность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reticência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বল্পভাষিতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réticence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Reticence
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verschwiegenheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無口
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

과묵
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Reticence
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tánh thận trọng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேசாமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मितभाषीपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

suskunluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

reticenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

powściągliwość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скритність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

reticență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιφυλακτικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aarseling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

reticence
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tilbakeholdenhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of reticence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RETICENCE»

The term «reticence» is regularly used and occupies the 97.752 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of reticence
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RETICENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «reticence» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «reticence» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about reticence

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5 QUOTES WITH «RETICENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word reticence.
1
Enzo Ferrari
Racing is a great mania to which one must sacrifice everything, without reticence, without hesitation.
2
William E. Gladstone
It is not a life at all. It is a reticence, in three volumes.
3
Lisa Guerrero
There's that initial reticence for some athletes to take you seriously.
4
Laurie Helgoe
Often confused with shyness, introversion does not imply social reticence or discomfort. Rather than being averse to social engagement, introverts become overwhelmed by too much of it, which explains why the introvert is ready to leave a party after an hour and the extravert gains steam as the night goes on.
5
Pamela Stephenson
There is a probably natural and learned reticence with myself talking about my early life.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RETICENCE»

Discover the use of reticence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to reticence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Reticence and Anxiety in Oral English Lessons
Drawing on theories and methods from various disciplines, this book explores the question which has been frustrating language teachers: why do so many students remain reticent and anxious in language class?
Meihua Liu, 2009
2
The Repeal of Reticence: A History of America's Cultural and ...
Describes the unexpected consequences of the successful movement to bring private matters into public life
Rochelle Gurstein, 1998
3
Dickinson and the Strategies of Reticence: The Woman Writer ...
Looks at the works of Emily Dickinson in the context of her contemporary women writers
Joanne Dobson, 1989
4
Reticence
A man on vacation in a small Mediterranean village senses he is being surveilled by a writer, but the lack of events occurring in the town during his stay may be clouding his perception of reality, hindering his ability to figure out why.
Jean-Philippe Toussaint, 2012
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Understanding Silence and Reticence: Ways of Participating ...
This work gives the reader a chance to reflect more profoundly on cultural ways of learning languages.
Dat Bao, 2014
6
Finnish communication reticence: perceptions and ...
Seloste.
Aino Sallinen-Kuparinen, 1986
7
Voices from the Language Classroom: Qualitative Research in ...
6 Reticence and anxiety in second language learning Amy B. M. Tsui Interviewer: What stops you from speaking up? ESL student: 'Cos my classmates also not speak up . . . they affect me very much. . . . Sometimes I really frighten ... I am afraid ...
Kathleen M. Bailey, David Nunan, 1996
8
Avoiding Communication: Shyness, Reticence, and ...
This edition of Avoiding Communication represents a summation of the extensive work that has been done on communication apprenhension, shyness, reticence and so forth.
John Augustine Daly, 2009
9
Reticence in Literature, and Other Papers
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Arthur Waugh, 2010
10
The Relationship Between Verbal Reticence and Verbal ...
CHAPTER III THE MEASUREMENT OF VERBAL RETICENCE The present chapter specifies the criterial attributes for the concept of verbal reticence and provides an instrument for its measurement. Introduction In an investigation of " stagef ...
Myron W. Lustig, 1977

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RETICENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term reticence is used in the context of the following news items.
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Shift to Eastern Standard Time favoured by SA Government, despite …
Shift to Eastern Standard Time favoured by SA Government, despite business reticence. By Malcolm Sutton. Updated 18 minutes agoTue 28 Jul 2015, 4:19am. «ABC Online, Jul 15»
2
Woulard's arrival: Cause for rejoicing or reticence?
For a fan base that has experienced six victories in the last two seasons, the news elicited revelry, with a side of reticence. For all of Woulard's promise, he still ... «Tampabay.com, Jun 15»
3
Komatsu CEO Says Customer Reticence Shows Worsening China …
Komatsu Ltd.'s customers in China are reluctant to buy construction equipment because they're unsure when building projects will start, underscoring the ... «Bloomberg, Jun 15»
4
Design-Build Reticence Seen Costing New York Billions
New York State could save billions on public infrastructure projects by authorizing design-build procurement practices widely used across the country, a Rudin ... «Bond Buyer, Jun 15»
5
Five Minutes with Dr. Facinet Yattara: “In Boké, Reticence Led to An …
Reticence [reluctance to believe that Ebola is real] led to an uprising. A family refused to release a sick patient for treatment, and youths smashed equipment ... «Ebola Deeply, Jun 15»
6
Presidential reticence on Iraq
Don't feel bad if you're confused about what the United States is trying to accomplish in Iraq. President Obama doesn't seem to know, either -- or else he won't ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jun 15»
7
Robinson: Behind Obama's reticence on Iraq
Don't feel bad if you're confused about what the United States is trying to accomplish in Iraq. President Obama doesn't seem to know, either - or else he won't ... «Milford Daily News, Jun 15»
8
ROBINSON: Presidential reticence on Iraq
WASHINGTON – Don't feel bad if you're confused about what the United States is trying to accomplish in Iraq. President Obama doesn't seem to know, either ... «Asbury Park Press, Jun 15»
9
LISTEN: Girls Names - Reticence
LISTEN: Girls Names - Reticence Bryan Brussee ... That punk ethos clearly carries over to the Northern Ireland band's new single "Reticence." Stream it below. «The Quietus, Jun 15»
10
Fuel Scarcity: Irresponsibility Of Reticence
This obvious reticence on the part of officialdom, in our opinion, is nothing less than an act of condemnable irresponsibility that borders on economic sabotage. «Leadership Newspapers, May 15»

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