réticence

See also: reticence

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin reticentia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁe.ti.sɑ̃s/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ré‧tic‧ence

Noun

réticence f (plural réticences)

  1. tight-lippedness, reticence
  2. (rhetoric) aposiopesis
    Synonym: aposiopèse
  3. (by extension) reluctance, misgivings

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