reservedness

Noun

Meaning

reservedness (plural reservednesses)

The characteristic of being reserved.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

reserve discretion modesty shyness reticence introversion self-consciousness bashfulness demureness taciturnity

Antonyms

arrogance peremptoriness

Examples

The reservedness and distance that fathers keep, often deprive their sons of that refuge which would be of more advantage to them than an hundred rebukes or chidings. John Locke

Close letter words and terms

reserved track reserved word reservedly reservee reserveless reserver