Word: reticence
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ret
i
cence
Definition: Alternative form of aposiopesis; breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations)
Morphemes:
Affix: reticence
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Alternative form of aposiopesis; breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: reticēns
Language: la
Decoded: reticens
Meaning: keeping silent, reticent, silent; keeping secret, concealing
Affix: -ia
Language: la
Decoded: -ia
Meaning: suffix forming feminine abstract nouns