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Meaning of "reticently" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF RETICENTLY

ˈretɪsəntlɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RETICENTLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Reticently is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES RETICENTLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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 reticently in the English dictionary

The definition of reticently in the dictionary is uncommunicatively; in a reserved way.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RETICENTLY

absently · acquiescently · adjacently · beneficently · decently · incandescently · incessantly · indecently · innocently · lucently · magnificently · nocently · obeisantly · obsolescently · phosphorescently · puissantly · recently · reminiscently · subjacently · translucently

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RETICENTLY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE RETICENTLY

apparently · confidently · consequently · consistently · conveniently · currently · differently · efficiently · evidently · frequently · gently · independently · inherently · patiently · permanently · presently · significantly · silently · subsequently · sufficiently · urgently

Synonyms and antonyms of reticently in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «reticently» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RETICENTLY

Find out the translation of reticently to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of reticently from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «reticently» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

reticently
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

reticencia
570 millions of speakers
en

English

reticently
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

reticently
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بصمت
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

сдержанно
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

reticently
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

reticently
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

avec réticence
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Reticently
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

zurückhaltend
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

reticently
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

reticently
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Reticently
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

reticently
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

reticently
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

ठामपणे
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

reticently
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

reticenza
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

reticently
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

стримано
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

cu rezervă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συγκρατημένα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reticently
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

reticently
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

reticently
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of reticently

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RETICENTLY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of reticently
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about reticently

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RETICENTLY»

Discover the use of reticently in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to reticently and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Gods and Technology: A Reading of Heidegger
Thus modern technology both (emphatically) deposes poiesis and (deep within, reticently) manifests it. Heidegger concludes that the essence of technology is ambiguous and that “such ambiguity indicates the presence of the mystery, the ...
Richard Rojcewicz, 2006
2
Master the GRE 2014
(A) timidly (B) diffidently (C) reticently (D) stingily (E) hesitantly (F) reluctantly ANSWER EXPLANATION The correct answersare (C) and (F). “Reticently” means “reluctantly, unwillingly” and isasynonym for choice (F), “reluctantly.” Choices (A) ...
Peterson's, 2013
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CliffsNotes Verbal Review for Standardized Tests, 2nd Edition
B, F. diffidently . . . reticently. To accede is to assent or comply to another's wishes , so already there is some resistance in that word alone. When we add fear and possible negative ejfects to the equation, we can see that Carmen agrees to her ...
Deborah Covino, 2012
4
Valmiki-Ramayana(www.islam.co.cc)
[1-19-19] 20. vi+ra+raama+ mahaa+ tejaaH= reticently, lu lied, great resplendent; Viswamitra; ... Vishvamitra, the great resplendent sage reticently lulled [awaiting king's reply, and] the Lord of Kings, Dasharatha, on listening Sage Vishvamitra's  ...
IslamKotob, Valmiki Ramayana
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Master the GRE 2013
Reticently” means “reluctantly, unwillingly” and is a synonym for choice (F), “ reluctantly.” Choices (A) and (B), “timidly” and “diffidently,” are synonyms meaning “lacking in self-confidence, shyly.” “Timidly” can also mean “hesitantly,” choice (E).
Peterson's, 2012
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Tech Anxiety: Artificial Intelligence and Ontological ...
In this new world, human beings as Dasein assume a proper stance of waiting for Being to reveal itself less reticently. This stance is marked by abetting, nurturing, meditative thinking and po'i'esis. Thinking about AIs that turn on their masters, ...
Christopher A. Sims, 2013
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Master the GRE: Practice Test 4: Practice Test 4 of 4
Reticently” means “reluctantly, unwillingly” and is a synonym for choice (F), “ reluctantly.” Choices (A) and (B), “timidly” and “diffidently," are synonyms meaning “lacking in self-confidence, shyly.” “Timidly” can also mean “hesitantly,” choice (E).
Peterson's, 2013
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Functions in Biological and Artificial Worlds: Comparative ...
Normative statements seem thus to be applied much more reticently than the functions that they are supposed to be associated with are. In their turn, biological functions are attributed much more reticently than the theories that are supposed to ...
Ulrich Krohs, Peter Kroes, 2009
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Blues of a Lifetime: Autobiography of Cornell Woolrich
I hadn't seen her just yesterday. “I've been away,” she said reticently. I wondered if she knew I knew. I hoped she didn't. I would have liked to tell her that I didn't know, but I couldn't figure out a way that wouldn't tell her that I did know. “Working  ...
Mark T. Bassett, 2011
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Lonely Planet Portugal
RETICENTLY RENAISSANCE After all that froth and fuss, the Portuguese were slow to take up the Renaissance style, a return to Roman classical design and proportion. One of its protagonists, the Italian Andrea Sansovino, is thought to have ...
Abigail Hole, Charlotte Beech, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RETICENTLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term reticently is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Marking 25 Years Of The Americans With Disabilities Act: Access to …
The disability community and those in line with our cause reticently compromised and allowed the exemption to pass. Whether it was correct to exempt religious ... «The Jewish Week, Jul 15»
2
Bayliss ready to take on Australia
... reaffirmed as first-choice, but he Bayliss is giving serious consideration to using the pair in tandem - a tactic that previous regimes have approached reticently. «New Post Leader, Jul 15»
3
Why Suffolk is forever England
What remains speaks reticently of a continuous history of pragmatic adaptation. You have to pay attention to know the tale it tells. The counties of England ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
4
We need to rethink how we think about death
There are currently 76 million American baby boomers inching reticently in its direction. “We're a generation that's used to radicalizing things,” Bennett explains. «Genetic Literacy Project, Mar 15»
5
Birmingham Royal Ballet review – religion, fate and fleshly temptation
Opening the programme is Balanchine's Serenade, as mysteriously, reticently evocative as Carmina Burana is brash. It's a shame that lead ballerina Elisha ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
6
Reserve Strength of Akashdeep and More
Akashdeep Singh is unusually calm, as though he is permanently contemplative, speaks reticently and softly, and comes across as self-effacing. That though ... «The New Indian Express, Feb 15»
7
Cavaliers rally to pound Golden Knights
#Sensing his team was about to fall under the same spell Tuesday afternoon, the head coach reticently went back to the coaching method. #But this time the ... «The Albany Herald, Mar 14»
8
Date of Birth*
Everybody filed out reticently. "Wake Me Up" played. As the forecast called for days of questions in barrage, 43-year-old Teemu Selanne hugged various Finnish ... «Sports On Earth, Feb 14»
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The Scale Becomes Life: My Struggle With An Eating Disorder
My boobs, barely training-bra qualified, stuck out at my chest reticently, equivalent to the distance of my protruding ribs just inches below. This mortifying physical ... «TheGloss, Dec 13»
10
Joe Giudice breaks down over going to prison, looking like a criminal
I just got lawyers involved and stuff like that,” he says reticently. “It's not like I'm a f**cking criminal – like where I've been in f**king prison a million f**king times,” ... «Starcasm.net, Sep 13»
REFERENCE
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