- retiring
- adjective Date: 1766 reserved, shy • retiringly adverb • retiringness noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Retiring — Re*tir ing, a. 1. Reserved; shy; not forward or obtrusive; as, retiring modesty; retiring manners. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited to, or belonging to, retirement. [1913 Webster] {Retiring board}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
retiring — re‧tir‧ing [rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ ǁ ˈtaɪrɪŋ] adjective the retiring manager/president/chairman etc a manager etc who is about to leave their job, usually because they have reached the end of their working life * * * retiring UK US /rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ/ adjective… … Financial and business terms
retiring — index diffident, inconspicuous, unobtrusive, unpretentious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
retiring — [adj] shy, undemonstrative backward, bashful, coy, demure, diffident, humble, meek, modest, nongregarious, not forward, quiet, rabbity, recessive, reclusive, reserved, restrained, reticent, self effacing, shrinking, timid, timorous, unaffable,… … New thesaurus
retiring — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ tending to avoid company; shy … English terms dictionary
retiring — [ri tīr′iŋ] adj. 1. that retires 2. drawing back from contact with others, from publicity, etc.; reserved; shy retiringly adv … English World dictionary
retiring — re|tir|ing [rıˈtaıərıŋ US ˈtaırıŋ] adj 1.) someone who is retiring does not want to be with other people, especially people they do not know = ↑shy ▪ As a child, Elizabeth was very shy and retiring. 2.) the retiring president/manager/director etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
retiring — re|tir|ing [ rı taırıŋ ] adjective 1. ) someone who is retiring tends to avoid social activities because they are shy: a shy retiring young man 2. ) only before noun about to stop doing a particular job soon: Retiring Police Commissioner Paul… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
retiring — UK [rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ] / US [rɪˈtaɪrɪŋ] adjective 1) someone who is retiring tends to avoid social activities because they are shy a shy retiring young man 2) [only before noun] about to stop doing a particular job soon Retiring Police Commissioner Paul … English dictionary
retiring — adjective a) Shy, introverted, liking privacy. I dont really know him well, since hes so shy and retiring. b) About to retire. Today is the party for our retiring co workers … Wiktionary
retiring — [[t]rɪta͟ɪ͟ərɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is retiring is shy and avoids meeting other people. I m still that shy, retiring little girl who was afraid to ask for sweets in the shop. Syn: reserved, shy 2) → See also retire … English dictionary
