reserve, reticence, taciturnity
(noun) the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
Source: WordNet® 3.1
reticence (countable and uncountable, plural reticences)
(uncountable, also, figuratively) Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness; (countable) an instance of acting in this manner.
Synonyms: reserve, taciturnity
(uncountable) A silent and reserved nature.
Synonyms: introversion, reservation, Thesaurus:shyness
Antonyms: ostentation, Thesaurus:talkativeness
(uncountable) Followed by of: discretion or restraint in the use of something.
(uncountable) Often followed by to: hesitancy or reluctance (to do something).
Synonyms: disinclination, hesitation
(countable, uncountable, rhetoric, obsolete) synonym of aposiopesis
reticence (third-person singular simple present reticences, present participle reticencing, simple past and past participle reticenced)
(transitive, rare) To deliberately not listen or pay attention to; to disregard, to ignore.
Synonym: pass over
Source: Wiktionary
Ret"i*cence, n. Etym: [L. reticentia: cf. F. réticence.]
1. The quality or state of being reticent, or keeping silence; the state of holding one's tonque; refraining to speak of that which is suggested; uncommunicativeness. Such fine reserve and noble reticence. Tennyson.
2. (Rhet.)
Definition: A figure by which a person really speaks of a thing while he makes a show as if he would say nothingon the subject.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 September 2024
(noun) a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
