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
But reservedness, like a cloud, Does too oft her glories shroud.
From The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Already in Milton we note "a certain reservedness of temper," a contempt for "the false estimates of the vulgar," a proud withdrawal from the meaner and coarser life around him.
From History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 by John Richard Green
