Color Names

Reticence

Pale silence, like unspoken thoughts.

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Reticence is a pale grey.

It can be described as pale, delicate, faded and almost grey.

Set in black, because black reads best on it.

Reticence

Modesty

Modesty, sometimes known as demureness, is a mode of dress and deportment which intends to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others. The word modesty comes from the Latin word modestus which means 'keeping within measure'.

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reticence

Noun

  1. Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness; an instance of acting in this manner.
  2. A silent and reserved nature.

Verb

  1. To deliberately not listen or pay attention to; to disregard, to ignore.
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