{"word":"reticent","date":"2026-10-30","partOfSpeech":"adjective","pronunciation":"RET-uh-sunt","definition":"feeling or showing reluctance, unwillingness, or hesitation","example":"The team was reticent to spend such a large amount of money, even for an all-star free agent.","etymology":"The word reticent comes from Latin \"reticens\", the present participle of \"reticere\", which means to be silent, from \"re-\" (back, again) and \"dicere\" (to say). It entered English around 1820, initially meaning uncommunicative or silent.","source":"merriam-webster","sourceUrl":"https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/reticent-2026-10-30","fetchedAt":"2026-10-30T12:40:34.770Z","cached":false}