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noncommittal.

Tending to avoid commitment; lacking certainty or decisiveness; reluctant to give out information or show one's feelings or opinion.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌnɒnkəˈmɪtl̩/Received-Pronunciation/ˌnɑnkəˈmɪtl̩/US
  1. Tending to avoid commitment; lacking certainty or decisiveness; reluctant to give out information or show one's feelings or opinion.

    The Major's face was noncommittal.
    The noncommittal Indians would give no counsel as to fording.
Where this word comes from

From non- + committal.

noun/ˌnɒnkəˈmɪtl̩/Received-Pronunciation/ˌnɑnkəˈmɪtl̩/US
  1. Failure to commit to a decision or course of action.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A voter etc. who has not yet committed to a decision.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From non- + committal.

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