used in a sentence , maybe misinterpreting retience?
2007-07-14 14:50:32 · 6 answers · asked by windi 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
do you mean reticent meaning quiet reserved reluctant
Main Entry: ret·i·cence
Pronunciation: 're-t&-s&n(t)s
Function: noun
1 : the quality or state of being reticent : RESERVE, RESTRAINT
2 : an instance of being reticent
3 : RELUCTANCE 1
2007-07-14 14:56:16 · answer #1 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
meaning 'reticence' maybe? Can't find retience. Reticence: reserved, holding back, uncommunicative...like that, found on the google... any help?
2007-07-14 22:02:53 · answer #2 · answered by LK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about "retience," but "reticence" means "the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary."
It can also mean "reluctance."
Reticence as also been defined as being "inclined to keep one's personal affairs to oneself. "
The girls' reticence made it difficult to determine what she was feeling.
2007-07-14 21:58:46 · answer #3 · answered by Bad Kitty! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you mean reticence? It means not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily, i.e., She was extremely reticent about her life.
2007-07-18 21:43:31 · answer #4 · answered by Ink Corporate 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE WORD YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, BUT 'RETICENCE' MEANS: "ACT OR CHARACTER OF KEEPING SILENCE; KEEPING OF ONE'S OWN COUNSEL."
2007-07-14 22:55:37 · answer #5 · answered by chickenhead 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know retience is not even a word.
2007-07-14 22:01:45 · answer #6 · answered by zoril 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋