Reticent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

temperamentally disinclined to talk

cool and formal in manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɛɾɪsənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɛtɪsənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɛtɪsənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɛɾɪsənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

restrained unemotional self-effacing retiring untalkative

Word Forms

reticence

noun

the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zurückhaltend

vom Temperament her nicht zum Reden geneigt

🇫🇷French

réticent

tempérament peu enclin à parler

🇪🇸Spanish

reticente

temperamentalmente poco dispuesto a hablar

🇮🇹Italian

reticente

per temperamento poco incline a parlare

🇳🇱Dutch

terughoudend

temperamentvol niet geneigd om te praten

🇵🇹Portuguese

reticente

temperamentalmente pouco inclinado a falar

🇷🇺Russian

сдержанный

по темпераменту не склонен к разговору

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मितभाषी

स्वभावतः बात करने में अनिच्छुक

🇧🇩Bengali

সংযত

মেজাজভাবে কথা বলতে অনিচ্ছুক

🇮🇳Tamil

மந்தமான

சுபாவத்துடன் பேச விரும்பாதவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిరాడంబరమైన

స్వభావరీత్యా మాట్లాడటానికి ఇష్టపడరు

🇮🇳Marathi

संयमशील

स्वभावाने बोलण्याकडे दुर्लक्ष

🇮🇳Gujarati

નમ્ર

સ્વભાવથી વાત કરવા માટે અસંતુષ્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಂಜರಿಯುವ

ಮನೋಧರ್ಮದಿಂದ ಮಾತನಾಡಲು ಒಲ್ಲದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മന്ദബുദ്ധിയുള്ള

സ്വഭാവപരമായി സംസാരിക്കാൻ വിമുഖത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਜਮ

ਸੁਭਾਅ ਨਾਲ ਗੱਲ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਅਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

نرمی کرنے والا

مزاجی طور پر بات کرنے سے عاجز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沉默寡言的

性格上不愿意说话

🇯🇵Japanese

寡黙

性格的に話すことを好まない

🇰🇷Korean

말이 없는

기질적으로 말하기를 꺼린다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kín đáo

Tính khí thất thường không thích nói chuyện

🇹🇭Thai

เงียบขรึม

มีนิสัยไม่กล้าพูด

🇮🇩Indonesian

segan

secara temperamental enggan berbicara

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi umiimik

🇲🇾Malay

pendiam

perangai tidak suka bercakap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كتوم

مزاجيا غير راغب في الحديث

🇮🇷Persian

خوددار

از نظر خلقی تمایلی به صحبت کردن ندارد

🇹🇷Turkish

suskun

mizaç olarak konuşmaya isteksiz

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְאוּפָּק

חוסר נטייה לדבר

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The primary meaning of 'reticent' is 'temperamentally disinclined to talk'.

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