reticence
noun
the state of being reticent, or reserved, especially with regard to speaking freely; restraint.
Example Sentences
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But poor Harry little knew the difficulty of reticency when the heart is full.
From Mr. Scarborough's Family by Anthony Trollope
We propose, in this paper, to supply from it this reticency of his essay.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 by Various
He was not a member of the Republican party; but rather hated its reticency.
From History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by George Washington Williams
Between him and his readers it is a matter of affection, or it is nothing at all; and there is something very happy, therefore, in M. Paul de Musset's fond, fraternal reticency and extenuation.
From The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. by Various
Do not believe me for my reticency less hungry for letters.
From The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol II. by Thomas Carlyle
