Polyglot Dictionary

reticencia

/retiˈsensja/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las reticencias

Meaning

  1. reluctance

    • Habló con reticencia.

      He spoke reluctantly.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

desgana

reticencia implies a hesitant reluctance, often due to reservations or holding back information; desgana implies a lack of enthusiasm or motivation to do something.

Practice

1 What does reticencia mean?

2 Fill the gap: Habló con ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches reticencia?

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