reserved
adjective
kept or set apart for some particular use or purpose.
reservedness
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a word derived from
reserved.
Example Sentences
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Michelle says that when they first met there was some "reservedness".
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
And the reservedness I had witnessed in Baltimore persisted.
From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
The mix-up may be explained by Maguire’s reservedness and his focus on seeking justice for workers, rather than on his legacy, Mr. Collins said, citing his mother’s description of his great-grandfather.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2020
If he has the national reservedness generally, it certainly vanishes in my husband's presence, for it seems as if he could not tell enough.
From Memories of Hawthorne by Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
Nevertheless, he could not entirely abstain from testing the power of her reservedness.
From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Herman Melville
