In order to keep his original idea from being copied, Henry resorted to reticence.
Source: tatoeba (1980)
Reticence
//ˈɹɛtɪs(ə)ns//
Synonyms for "reticence" (57 found)
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Related words (28)
Verb(1 words)
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58 translations across 21 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- въздържаност noun (discretion or restraint in the use of something)
- премълчаване noun (avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much)
- резервираност noun (silent and reserved nature)
- сдържаност noun (silent and reserved nature)
Catalan
2 entries- reticència noun (avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much)
- reticència noun (hesitancy or reluctance)
Esperanto
1 entries- malemeco noun (discretion or restraint in the use of something)
Finnish
4 entries- harvasanaisuus noun (avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much)
- harvasanaisuus noun (silent and reserved nature)
- jurous noun (silent and reserved nature)
- nyreys noun (silent and reserved nature)
French
1 entries- réticence noun (avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much)
Galician
1 entries- reticencia noun (avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much)
German
3 entries- Reserviertheit noun (avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much)
- Schweigsamkeit noun (avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much)
- Zurückhaltung noun (silent and reserved nature)
Greek
2 entries- εχεμύθεια noun (avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much)
- σιωπηλότητα noun (silent and reserved nature)
Hindi
2 entries- अल्पभाषिता noun (avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much)
- मितभाषिता noun (avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much)
Italian
1 entries- reticenza noun (avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much)
Japanese
1 entries- 寡黙 noun (avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much)
Māori
1 entries- ahaaha noun (silent and reserved nature)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- forbeholdenhet noun (avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much)
- forbeholdenhet noun (discretion or restraint in the use of something)
- forbeholdenhet noun (hesitancy or reluctance)
- fåmælthet noun (silent and reserved nature)
Occitan
2 entries- reticéncia noun (avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much)
- reticéncia noun (hesitancy or reluctance)
Polish
4 entries- dyskrecja noun (avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much)
- małomówność noun (avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much)
- małomówność noun (silent and reserved nature)
- niechęć noun (hesitancy or reluctance)
Portuguese
2 entries- reticência noun (avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much)
- reticência noun (hesitancy or reluctance)
Russian
4 entries- молчаливость noun (avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much)
- немногословность noun (avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much)
- сде́ржанность noun (silent and reserved nature)
- сде́ржанность noun (discretion or restraint in the use of something)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- povučenost noun (silent and reserved nature)
- ćutljivost noun (avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much)
- šutljivost noun (avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much)
- пову̀чено̄ст noun (silent and reserved nature)
Spanish
3 entries- reticencia noun (avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much)
- reticencia noun (hesitancy or reluctance)
- reticencia noun (aposiopesis)
Swedish
1 entries- förtegenhet noun (avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much)
Turkish
2 entries- suskunluk noun (silent and reserved nature)
- susma noun (avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much)
Sample sentences
25 total sentences available.
I like him all the more for his reticence.
Source: tatoeba (322781)
The reader may set me down as a hopeless busybody, when I confess how much this man stimulated my curiosity, and how often I endeavoured to break through the reticence which he showed on all that concerned himself.
Source: tatoeba (6301688)
We outline root causes that contribute to employees' reticence to speak up, such as the perception that management won't act on their views or the fear of retaliation during the performance management process.
Source: tatoeba (12129002)
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