Associations to the word «Reticence»

Wiktionary

RETICENCE, noun. Tight-lippedness, discretion, avoidance of saying too much
RETICENCE, noun. A silent and reserved nature

Dictionary definition

RETICENCE, noun. The trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary.

Wise words

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.
Friedrich Nietzsche