"réticence" meaning in All languages combined

See réticence on Wiktionary

Noun [French]

IPA: /ʁe.ti.sɑ̃s/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-réticence.wav [France, Vosges] Forms: réticences [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin reticentia. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:lbor|la:reticentia}} [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "reticentia", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "réticence", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="réticence">, {{lbor|fr|la|reticentia}} Learned borrowing from Latin reticentia Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} réticence f (plural réticences)
  1. tight-lippedness, reticence Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-réticence-fr-noun-t~MO4zgU Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 30 38 31 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 36 38 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 38 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 38 29 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 34 37 29
  2. (rhetoric) aposiopesis Tags: feminine, rhetoric Synonyms: aposiopèse
    Sense id: en-réticence-fr-noun-ouERm1JI Categories (other): Rhetoric, French entries with etymon, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of French entries with etymon: 33 42 24 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 30 38 31 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 36 38 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 38 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 38 29 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 34 37 29
  3. (by extension) reluctance, misgivings Tags: broadly, feminine
    Sense id: en-réticence-fr-noun-g~vry7ci Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 30 38 31 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 36 38 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 38 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 38 29 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 34 37 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: réticent, taire

Inflected forms

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