reticent Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite temperamentally disinclined to talk
    untalkative.
  2. adjective satellite cool and formal in manner
    unemotional; restrained.
  3. adjective satellite reluctant to draw attention to yourself
    self-effacing; retiring.

WordNet

Ret"i*cent adjective
Etymology
L. reticens, p. pr. of reticere to keep silence; re- + tacere to be silent. See Tacit.
Definitions
  1. Inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative.

Webster 1913