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— English words —

• reticence n. (Uncountable, also figuratively) Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness;…
• reticence n. (Uncountable) A silent and reserved nature.
• reticence n. (Uncountable) Followed by of: discretion or restraint in the use of something.
• reticence n. (Uncountable, proscribed) Often followed by to: hesitancy or reluctance (to do something).
• reticence n. (Countable, uncountable, rhetoric, obsolete) Synonym of aposiopesis (“an abrupt breaking-off in speech”).
• reticence v. (Transitive, rare) To deliberately not listen or pay attention to; to disregard, to ignore.

— English word, defined in French —

• reticence n. Réticence.

— In French —

• réticence n.f. Action de taire à dessein une chose qu’on pourrait ou qu’on…
• réticence n.f. Chose même que l’on n’a pas dite.
• réticence n.f. (En particulier) (Rhétorique) Figure par laquelle l’orateur…
• réticence n.f. Réserve ou restriction.

47 English words from 6 English definitions

abrupt also and aposiopesis attention Avoidance breaking breaking␣off Countable deliberately discretion disregard figuratively followed followed␣by hesitancy ignore lippedness listen much nature not obsolete off Often pay pay␣attention proscribed rare reluctance reserved restraint rhetoric say saying silent something speech Synonym the tight tight-lippedness too too␣much Transitive uncountable use

8 English words from 5 foreign definitions

Action chose dite Figure par pas que restriction

14 foreign words from 5 foreign definitions

à␣dessein dessein En␣particulier laquelle l’on même orateur particulier pourrait Réserve Réticence Rhétorique taire une

2 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

reticenced reticences

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

irreticences

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

irreticence nonreticence

22 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Cen CEN cen- enc -ence ETI etic -etic ice Ice ICE -ice Ice. icen ret Ret. retic tic TIC -tic tice Tice

13 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

cit cit. cite citer ITE -ite iter iter. NEC n.e.c. ter TER ter-

4 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

eccenteric eccentrize reticenced reticences

3 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

centeric certeine icecrete

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

reticency reticense

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