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Pronunciation / Transliteration: retiˈtʃɛntsa
"La sua reticenza era palpabile."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality or state of being reticence-oriented; a deliberate tendency toward silence, reserve, or withholding information.
"His habitual retercensiveness during negotiations frustrated his colleagues." - 2
An instance or manifestation of cautious restraint in communication.
"There was a noticeable retercensiveness in her official public statements."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'reticere' (to keep silent, be silent) combined with the suffix '-ensive' and abstract noun marker '-ness'. Formed via neoclassical compounding in late 19th-century philological contexts to describe the quality of withholding speech or diplomatic reticence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Retercensiveness" is said worldwide
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réticence
Transliteration: ʁe.ti.sɑ̃s
"Sa réticence à parler était évidente."
Zurückhaltung
Transliteration: t͡suˈʁʏkˌhaltʊŋ
"Seine Zurückhaltung überraschte niemanden."
reticenza
Transliteration: retiˈtʃɛntsa
"La sua reticenza era palpabile."
reticencia
Transliteration: retiˈsensja
"Mostró gran reticencia a dar detalles."
reticência
Transliteration: ʁe.tiˈsẽ.si.vɐˈmẽ.tʃi
"A sua reticência incomodava a todos."
संकोच
Transliteration: sankoch
"उसकी बात में एक संकोच था।"
缄默
Transliteration: jiānmò
"他的缄默让人猜不透。"
말없음
Transliteration: mal-eobs-eum
"그의 말없음은 의아함을 자아냈다."
口が重いこと
Transliteration: kucha omoi koto
"彼の口が重いことは会議で目立った。"
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