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adjective
- 1. slow to reveal emotion or opinions: "he is a reserved, almost taciturn man" Similar Opposite
- 2. kept specially for a particular person: "a reserved seat" Similar Opposite
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RESERVED definition: 1. Reserved people do not often talk about or show their feelings or thoughts: 2. Reserved…. Learn more.
The meaning of RESERVED is restrained in words and actions. How to use reserved in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Reserved.
1. adjective. Someone who is reserved keeps their feelings hidden. He was unemotional, quite quiet, and reserved. Even though I'm quite a reserved person, I like meeting people. Synonyms: uncommunicative, cold, cool, retiring More Synonyms of reserved. 2. adjective.
formal or self-restrained in manner and relationship; avoiding familiarity or intimacy with others: a quiet, reserved man. Synonyms: cold, distant, withdrawn, taciturn, constrained, reticent, controlled, composed. characterized by reserve, as the disposition, manner, etc.: reserved comments.
If you're reserved, you're the opposite of a loudmouth or a cut-up: you're polite, you have a lot of self-control, and you don't show your feelings.
1. Designated as unavailable except for a certain purpose or user; kept in reserve: a row of reserved seats near the stage. 2. Given to or marked by self-restraint and reticence: a reserved person. re·serv′ed·ly(-zûr′vĭd-lē) adv. re·serv′ed·ness n.
Definition of reserved adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
