All 5 Uses of
reticent
in
A Soldier of the Great War
- Their eyes had yet to meet, their judgment had not been overwhelmed, and the accident that had tested their patience was as if the terrace at Cap dAntibes had been transported to Gruensee, as if the reticent graces for which she longed had been married hypnotically with the stronger things that drove men to women and women to men, in a place like this, the first refuge from battle.†
Chpt 7
- As Alessandro sat in the bed, and she stood still, he fell so deeply in love with her, so hard, and so fast, that he was able to follow her even in her reticence.†
Chpt 7
- underlying all this... was both delicacy and reticence.
Chpt 9 *reticence = reluctance (usually to speak freely)
- I understood my reticence, and I banished it in time to save my life.†
Chpt 10
- A job always conquers your reticence.†
Chpt 10
Definition:
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(reticent) reluctant -- especially to speak freelyeditor's notes: Synonym 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.