Answer:

reticence

Answer	Crossword Clue
RETICENCE	Taciturnity
RETICENCE	Reserve
RETICENCE	Tendency to be reserved

RETICENCE	Reserve.
RETICENCE	Restraint in speaking.
RETICENCE	Taciturnity.
RETICENCE	Uncommunicative state.
RETICENCE	Disposition to say little.
RETICENCE	Reserved quality
RETICENCE	Tendency to keep silent

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.