Reticence
/rˈɛtɪsəns/
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Definition
(noun) Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness; (countable) an instance of acting in this manner.
Sentence Examples
In order to keep his original idea from being copied, Henry resorted to reticence.
I like him all the more for his reticence.
CEFR Practice Quiz
His ____ on the subject made his colleagues suspect that he knew more than he was willing to share.