"réticent" meaning in All languages combined

See réticent on Wiktionary

Adjective [French]

IPA: /ʁe.ti.sɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Ltrlg-réticent.wav Forms: réticente [feminine], réticents [masculine, plural], réticentes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from réticence, or learned borrowing from Latin reticēns. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|fr|réticence}} Back-formation from réticence, {{lbor|fr|la|reticēns|nocap=1}} learned borrowing from Latin reticēns Head templates: {{fr-adj}} réticent (feminine réticente, masculine plural réticents, feminine plural réticentes)
  1. reserved (not sharing or disclosing much, keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself) Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-réticent-fr-adj-hQOMT4c9 Disambiguation of Personality: 96 4 Categories (other): French back-formations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French back-formations: 55 45 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
  2. reluctant (unwilling, offering resistance, not wanting to take some action)
    Sense id: en-réticent-fr-adj-SgRg-XgH Categories (other): French back-formations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French back-formations: 55 45 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: taire

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for réticent meaning in All languages combined (2.5kB)

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