restrained en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Meanings
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Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.
He greeted her for the first time in three years with a restrained embrace.
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(obsolete) Proscribed, restricted.
Ha? fie, these filthy vices. It were as good To pardon him, that hath from nature stolne a man already made, as to remit Their sawcie sweetnes, that do coyne heauens Image In stamps that are forbid: 'tis all as easie, Falsely to take away a life true made, As to put mettle in restrained meanes To make a false one.
c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iv], page 69, columns 1-2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more restrained | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most restrained | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
restrainedness · overrestrained · self-restrained · restrainedly · nonrestrained
Synonyms
cold · low-key · understated
Translations (15)
es reprimido (held back, limited, kept in check or under control) · pl umiarkowany (held back, limited, kept in check or under control) · de beherrscht (held back, limited, kept in check or under control) · lt santūrus (held back, limited, kept in check or under control) · bg сдържан (held back, limited, kept in check or under control) · de maßvoll (held back, limited, kept in check or under control) · ga araíonach (held back, limited, kept in check or under control) · nl beheerst (held back, limited, kept in check or under control) · la retentus (held back, limited, kept in check or under control) · pl powściągliwy (held back, limited, kept in check or under control) · ru сде́ржанный (held back, limited, kept in check or under control) · bg ограничен (held back, limited, kept in check or under control) · pl wstrzemięźliwy (held back, limited, kept in check or under control) · hy զուսպ (held back, limited, kept in check or under control) · fi hillitty (held back, limited, kept in check or under control)