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Showing words for RETICENT using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Reticent

reticent

7 Letter Words for Reticent

citrene, cittern, enteric, enticer, nettier, tentier, tercine, tiercet

6 Letter Words for Reticent

ceinte, center, cerine, cerite, certie, cinter, cretin, crinet, entice, entier, entire, entrec, nerite, netter, nitter, recent, recite, retent, retine, retint, tenrec, tenter, tentie, tercet, tetric, tierce, tinter, triene

5 Letter Words for Reticent

ceint, centi, cerin, cerne, cetin, citee, citer, creen, crete, crine, ctene, enter, entre, entte, erect, ettin, inert, inter, irene, neter, nicer, niece, niter, recit, recti, reice, renet, rente, retie, retin, tenet, terce, terne, tetri, ticer, tinct, titer, treen, trice, trine, trite

4 Letter Words for Reticent

cene, cent, cere, cern, cert, cete, ceti, cine, cire, cite, crin, crit, eine, eire, entr, eric, erie, erin, erne, eten, etic, icer, incr, intr, iter, neer, neet, nete, neti, nice, rect, reen, reet, rein, reit, rent, rete, rice, rine, rite, ritt, teen, teer, teet, tene, tent, tern, tete, tice, tien, tier, tinc, tine, tint, tire, tite, tree, tret, trie, trin, trit

3 Letter Words for Reticent

cee, cen, cer, cie, cir, cit, crt, cte, ctn, ctr, ect, eec, een, eer, eir, enc, ene, ere, ern, ert, etc, ice, inc, int, ire, nee, nei, net, nie, nit, rct, rec, ree, rei, rie, rin, rit, rte, rti, tec, tee, ten, ter, tet, tic, tie, tin, tit, tnt, tri, trt

Definitions for Reticent

[1] disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
[2] reluctant or restrained.
[3] not open or communicative; not saying all that one knows; taciturn; reserved

Words related to Reticent

reserved, silent, hesitant, taciturn, shy, bashful, mum, restrained, close, tight-lipped, uncommunicative, uptight, unforthcoming

Words nearby Reticent

rethink, rethondes, retiarius, retiary, reticence, reticent, reticle, reticul-, reticular, reticular activating system, reticular cell

Origin of Reticent

1825–35; < Latin reticent- (stem of reticēns ), present participle of reticēre to be silent, equivalent to re- re- + -tic-, combining form of tacēre to be silent (cf. tacit) + -ent- -ent

Words that may be confused with Reticent

reluctant, reticent, (see, synonym, study, at, reluctant), reticent, reluctant

Other words from Reticent

ret·i·cence , ret·i·cen·cy , noun
ret·i·cent·ly , adverb
non·ret·i·cent , adjective
non·ret·i·cent·ly , adverb
un·ret·i·cent , adjective
un·ret·i·cent·ly , adverb

Word origin for Reticent

C19: from Latin reticēre to keep silent, from re- + tacēre to be silent

Synonyms for Reticent

bashful, hesitant, mum, reserved, restrained, shy, silent, taciturn, clammed up, close, close-mouthed, dried up, dummied up, tight-lipped, uncommunicative, unforthcoming, unspeaking, uptight