Associations to the word «Restrained»

Wiktionary

RESTRAINED, adjective. Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.
RESTRAINED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of restrain

Dictionary definition

RESTRAINED, adjective. Cool and formal in manner.
RESTRAINED, adjective. Under restraint.
RESTRAINED, adjective. Marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes; "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response".
RESTRAINED, adjective. Not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste".
RESTRAINED, adjective. Prudent; "guarded optimism".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne