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Meaning of "reticency" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RETICENCY

reticency  [ˈretɪsənsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RETICENCY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Reticency 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RETICENCY


alkalescency
ˌælkəˈlɛsənsɪ
circumjacency
ˌsɜːkəmˈdʒeɪsənsɪ
coadjacency
ˌkəʊəˈdʒeɪsənsɪ
complacency
kəmˈpleɪsənsɪ
connascency
kəˈneɪsənsɪ
decency
ˈdiːsənsɪ
excrescency
ɪkˈskrɛsənsɪ
incandescency
ˌɪnkænˈdɛsənsɪ
indecency
ɪnˈdiːsənsɪ
innocency
ˈɪnəsənsɪ
interjacency
ˌɪntəˈdʒeɪsənsɪ
liquescency
lɪˈkwɛsənsɪ
lucency
ˈluːsənsɪ
nascency
ˈneɪsənsɪ
radiolucency
ˌreɪdɪəʊˈluːsənsɪ
recency
ˈriːsənsɪ
resipiscency
ˌrɛsɪˈpɪsənsɪ
reviviscency
ˌrɛvɪˈvɪsənsɪ
subjacency
sʌbˈdʒeɪsənsɪ
translucency
trænzˈluːsənsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RETICENCY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE RETICENCY

acescency
adjacency
agency
consenescency
consistency
convalescency
currency
efficiency
emergency
erubescency
frequency
gross indecency
intumescency
potency
quiescency
recrudescency
revivescency
tendency
transparency
turgescency

Synonyms and antonyms of reticency in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «reticency» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RETICENCY

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

Translator English - Chinese

reticency
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reticency
570 millions of speakers

English

reticency
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

reticency
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

reticency
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

reticency
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reticency
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

reticency
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

reticency
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Reticency
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

reticency
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

reticency
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

reticency
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Reticency
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

reticency
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

reticency
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मितभाषीपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

reticency
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

reticency
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

reticency
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

reticency
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

reticency
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ΕΧΕΜΥΘΕΙΑ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reticency
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

reticency
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

reticency
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of reticency

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RETICENCY»

The term «reticency» is normally little used and occupies the 137.198 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RETICENCY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «reticency» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «reticency» 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 reticency

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RETICENCY»

Discover the use of reticency in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to reticency and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Christian Examiner
In spite of the desperate reticency of the fathers as to their home-life, — a reticency which lingers in New England character to this day, and * Historv of New England. By John Gorham Palfrey. Vol. II. Boston: Little, Brown, & Co. 1860. 8vo. pp.
Edward Everett Hale, 1860
2
Christian Examiner
In spite of the desperate reticency of the fathers as to their home-life, — a reticency which lingers in New England character to this day, and * History of New England. By John Gorham Palfrey. Vol. II. Boston: Little, Brown, & Co. 1860. 8vo. pp.
‎1860
3
The Christian Examiner
In spite of the desperate reticency of the fathers as to their home-life,-—a reticency which lingers in New England character to this day, and blunts the interest of almost every New England newspaper and. * History of New England. By JOHN ...
‎1860
4
An English and Welsh Dictionary, Wherein, Not Only the ...
[the quality of being retentive] Attaledigolrwydd. Reticence, or reticency, *. [a passing over in silence] Myned dros beth heb yngan am dano, tawiad a son am belli,- cellad yn y nieddwl ; 51 Ued-gcliad, coeg-geliad. □J Reticence, or reticency, s.
John Walters, Hannah Walters, 1828
5
The Topical Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson
R 7 His poetry & freak & genius 98 reticency TCO 208, Qaroline]. S[turgis]. T[ appan].'s letter — l AZ 5, Walks AC 12.1, 142, 279 24 — Walk 147 Irving & Pope U 17 His poetry O 340 He is content with a mood & its sketch as with a poem.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Susan Sutton Smith, Ralph H. Orth, 1994
6
Studies in Accounting Research
The main issues involved in the public reporting of corporate financial forecasts are (1) reliability, (2) responsibility and (3) reticency. Reliability is concerned with making forecasts reliable, determining accuracy, preventing misrepresentations ...
‎1973
7
Theory of Accounting Measurement
The main issues involved in the public reporting of corporate financial forecasts are (1) reliability, (2) responsibility and (3) reticency. Reliability is concerned with making forecasts reliable, determining accuracy, preventing misrepresentations ...
Yuji Ijiri, 1975
8
The Scientific and Litteray Treasury: A New and Popular ...
RETICENCE, or RETICENCY, in rhetoric, a figure by which a person really speaks of a thing, while he makes a show as it he would sav nothing on the subject. RETICULATE, in botany, having distinct veins crossing like net-work; as,  ...
Samuel Maunder, 1841
9
The Foreign Quarterly Review
It is not that this or the other instance of reticency or false delicacy requires to be pointed out by a minute and curious criticism of detail, but there is a general tone in the whole handling which strikes the free Briton instinctively as something ...
‎1841
10
The Great Conspiracy, Complete
I havenot felt myselfat liberty toexpress, even, views ofmyown, ortoaccount formy reticency. Thishasplaced me inanawkward position, which I could have avoided by not seeing theminthe first instance.I fear now their going back without any ...
John Alexander Logan

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RETICENCY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term reticency is used in the context of the following news items.
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Review: 'The Americans' Season 3 Episode 4, 'Dimebag,' Pushes …
One can sense his reticency to the character, but when Elizabeth dismisses any concern with labeling the CIA "a hard target," he starts the seduction with some ... «Indie Wire, Feb 15»
2
Expansion: The Call of the Hour for Indian Army
For example China announced its military budget for 2014 at a figure of $132 billion, knowing the reticency of China the real figure may be even 40 per cent ... «New Delhi Times, Sep 14»
3
Benedict Cumberbatch Calls Chelsea Manning Sentence …
Still, there was a reticency to make any sweeping statements about international law, transparency, or the character of Assange himself. “I think it's a question we ... «BuzzFeed, Sep 13»

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