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reticentia — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • reticent adj Unwilling to share thoughts, feelings, or information freely.

Senses

reticentia is used for these senses in English:

  • aposiopesis (rhetoric) An abrupt breaking-off in speech, often indicated in print using an ellipsis (…) or an em dash (—).
  • reticent Unwilling to communicate; keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained.

reticent — full definition

  1. adj Unwilling to share thoughts, feelings, or information freely.
  2. adj Reluctant to do something.
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