reticence
noun
the state of being reticent, or reserved, especially with regard to speaking freely; restraint.
Example Sentences
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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
I have not felt myself at liberty to express, even, views of my own, or to account for my reticency.
From The Great Conspiracy, Volume 7 by John Alexander Logan
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
But there is enough of the woman in my nature to free my judgment of women from glamorous reticency.
From Chance A Tale in Two Parts by Joseph Conrad
But poor Harry little knew the difficulty of reticency when the heart is full.
From Mr. Scarborough's Family by Anthony Trollope
