réticence

See also: reticence

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin reticentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁe.ti.sɑ̃s/

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• Hyphenation: ré‧tic‧ence

Noun

réticence f (plural réticences)

1. tight-lippedness, reticence
2. (rhetoric) aposiopesis

   Synonym: aposiopèse

3. (by extension) reluctance, misgivings

Related terms

• réticent
• taire

Further reading

• “réticence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.