reticence
Definitions
Noun
- The trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "reticence".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | providence | 3 | 80 |
| 2 | residence | 3 | 29 |
| 3 | renaissance | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | resonance | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | relevance | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | prominence | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | prevalence | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | precedence | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | resurgence | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | provenance | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | refinance | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | transience | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | chrominance | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | irrelevance | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | reallowance | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | remittance | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "reticence".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | residence | 3 | 29 |
| 2 | precedence | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | reminiscence | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | residences | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | reine | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | retinue | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | resilience | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | recurrence | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | reminiscences | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | reticent | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | retiree | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | reincke | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | licence | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | etienne | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | cretien | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | retrenched | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | resistence | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | prescience | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | pestilence | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | retin | 2 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "reticence".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 16
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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