reticence vs self-confidence

reticence

noun
  • Followed by of: discretion or restraint in the use of something. 

  • Often followed by to: hesitancy or reluctance (to do something). 

  • Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness; (countable) an instance of acting in this manner. 

  • A silent and reserved nature. 

verb
  • To deliberately not listen or pay attention to; to disregard, to ignore. 

self-confidence

noun
  • A measure of one's belief in one's own abilities 

  • The state of being self-confident 

How often have the words reticence and self-confidence occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )