reticent implies a reluctance to speak out or at length, especially about one's own affairs.

RETICENT definition: disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved. See examples of reticent used in a sentence.

RETICENT definition: 1. unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings: 2. unwilling to speak about your thoughts…. Learn more.

Definition of reticent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Dec 17, 2025 · reticent (comparative more reticent, superlative most reticent) Unwilling to communicate; keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained. quotations

reticent, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

reticent unwilling to speak; reserved; taciturn, uncommunicative: She was reticent to answer our questions.

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Someone who is reticent does not tell people about things. She is so reticent about her achievements.

Britannica Dictionary definition of RETICENT [more reticent; most reticent] : not willing to tell people about things a quiet, reticent [= reserved] person — often + about