All 3 Uses
reticent
in
The Wedding, by Nicholas Sparks
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- While he was growing up, I thought him quiet, yet his reticence, like Anna's, seemed directed at me in particular.†
Chpt 1 *reticence = reluctance -- usually to speak freely
- I now realize that the pursuit of success at work combined with my natural reticence kept me at arm's length from the rest of the family, and I've come to believe that I've always been something of an outsider in my own house.†
Chpt 2
- As always, Joseph was reticent in my presence, but as soon as he saw Noah, he brightened considerably.†
Chpt 17reticent = reluctant -- usually to speak freely
Definitions:
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(1)
(reticent) reluctant -- especially to speak freelySynonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):
Consider using taciturn rather than reticent when the reluctance to speak is a general disposition rather than a short-term situation brought about by particular circumstance. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)