Word: reticence
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ret
i
cence
Definition: Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness; an instance of acting in this manner.
Morphemes:
Affix: reticence
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness; an instance of acting in this manner.
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