Clues for the word "RETICENCE"
We've had 13 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 27 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on October 31, 2025.
Definition of reticence
- n. - The quality or state of being reticent, or keeping silence; the state of holding one's tonque; refraining to speak of that which is suggested; uncommunicativeness.
- n. - A figure by which a person really speaks of a thing while he makes a show as if he would say nothingon the subject.
Referring Clues
- Reserve
- Tendency to be reserved
- Reserved quality
- Restraint
- Tendency to keep silent
- Eccentric characters mostly surprised by English reserve
- Unwillingness to talk
- Reserve strange rite with feeling, they say
- There' not much to say when having it
- Sporting centre includes cold refreshment reserve
- In Crete, unorthodox church shows restraint
- Reserve diamonds shown in centre spread
- Taciturnity
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - October 31, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - February 24, 2025
- Daily American - September 09, 2024
- Daily American - May 30, 2024
- Daily American - May 13, 2024
- Daily American - April 26, 2024
- Daily American - September 09, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - September 05, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - September 29, 2016
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - July 13, 2014
- Guardian Quick - November 05, 2012
- Guardian Cryptic - November 23, 2011
- Guardian Cryptic - July 12, 2011
- Thinks Daily - October 30, 2010
- Thinks Daily - October 13, 2010
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - February 14, 2010
- Thinks Daily - October 30, 2007
- Thinks Daily - October 13, 2007
- Thinks Daily - September 26, 2007
- Guardian Cryptic - July 16, 2007
- Guardian Quiptic - May 21, 2007
- Guardian Quick - August 14, 2006
- Washington Post - June 20, 2005
- Guardian Everyman - October 31, 2004
- Washington Post - June 02, 2002
- Guardian Cryptic - October 23, 2000
- New York Times - March 08, 1997