plural of reticency

(uncountable, also figuratively) Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness; (countable) an instance of acting in this manner.

(transitive, rare) To deliberately not listen or pay attention to; to disregard, to ignore.

Keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained. / (proscribed) Hesitant or not wanting to take some action; reluctant (usually followed by a verb in the infinitive).

In a reticent manner.

Synonym of reticence

plural of reticence

Things that have been left out of a piece of writing, etc.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reticence

(informal) Reticulated python. / (medicine, informal) Reticulocyte.