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reticence

/ˈrɛtɪs(ə)ns/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˈrɛtɪs(ə)ns/
reticence
Syllables
3 syllables
Stress
1st syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final e often stays silent

re - ti - cence -> reticence

Myanmar meaning

သိသမျှ ၊ ခံစားသမျှ။ လိုသည်ထက်ပို၍ ပြောဆိုခြင်းကို ရှောင်ရှားခြင်း။ တိတ်တိတ်နေလိုခြင်း ၊ နှုတ်ဆိတ်ခြင်း။

Full entry

reticent /'retÇsnt/ adj

~ (about sth) မြုံနေ[သော]၊ လျှိုထား[သော]။
be reticent about one's plans ❍ He seemed strangely reticent about his past.
❏ reticence /-sns/ n [U](fml ) နှုတ်နည်းခြင်း။ She overcame her natural reticence and talked freely about her marriage.

More examples
  • She remembered how reticent her father had been about his past.
Synonyms
reserved, quiet, restrained, unforthcoming, uncommunicative, taciturn, silent, bashful, cagey, clammed up, close, close-mouthed, discreet, dried up, dummied up, hesitant, mum, secretive, shy, tight-lipped, unspeaking, uptight
Antonyms
communicative, confident, extroverted, forward, outgoing, talkative, unreserved, unrestrained, unshy
Cross references
reservedquietrestrainedunforthcominguncommunicativetaciturnsilentbashfulcageyclammed upcloseclose-moutheddiscreetdried updummied uphesitantmumsecretiveshytight-lippedunspeakinguptightcommunicativeconfidentextrovertedforwardoutgoingtalkative
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