Etymology

reticent

ret·i·cent
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Today it means: Unwilling to communicate; keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained. Full definition →

Latin reticēns
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  1. Latin · derived fromreticēns
  2. English todayreticent

Latin reticēns, present participle of reticeō (“to keep silence”).

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