Read full poem →passions bare ;
Down with Reticence, down with Reverence—for-
Dictionary Entry
The quality or state of being reserved, shy, or unwilling to speak freely about one's thoughts or feelings.
In a Sentence
“Her reticence about her past made it difficult for her new friends to get to know her.”
Origin
From Latin 'reticentia', from 'reticere' meaning 'to be silent'.
Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “reticence”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →That won you to me, and beneath your gaze,
Naked of reticence and shorn of pride,
Spread like a chart my little wicked ways.
Read full poem →Yet here there was a reticence,
And I believe his only one,