Monday, November 29, 2010

Reticent

ret·i·cent  (rt-snt) .....today's definition from thefreedictionary.com 
adj.
 
 
1. Inclined to keep one's thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself. See Synonyms at silent.
2. Restrained or reserved in style.
3. Reluctant; unwilling.
 
 
Adj.
1.reticent - temperamentally disinclined to talk
taciturn - habitually reserved and uncommunicative
 
2.reticent - cool and formal in manner            
undemonstrative - not given to open expression of emotion
 
3.reticent - reluctant to draw attention to yourself
unassertive - inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence; "a shy unassertive person"
 
 
Her reticent behavior, most unusual for her; made me think she must be up to something.

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