Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Words of the Day - reticence and insouciance

reticent:
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.

[Latin reticns, reticent-, present participle of reticre, to keep silent : re-, re- + tacre, to be silent.]

insouciance:
Blithe lack of concern; nonchalance.

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