reticent
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- temperamentally disinclined to talk
- cool and formal in manner
- reluctant to draw attention to yourself
Adj
- Unwilling to communicate; keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained.
- Hesitant or not wanting to take some action; reluctant (usually followed by a verb in the infinitive).
Origin / Etymology
Latin reticēns, present participle of reticeō (“to keep silence”).
Synonyms
disinclined, loath, reluctant, reserved, restrained, retiring, self-effacing, tight-lipped, unemotional, untalkative, unwilling
Scrabble Score: 10
reticent is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordreticent is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
reticent is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary