uncommunicativeness
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uncommunicativeness — index loophole Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
uncommunicativeness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The keeping of one s thoughts and emotions to oneself: control, reserve, restraint, reticence, self control, self restraint, taciturnity. See RESTRAINT … English dictionary for students
uncommunicativeness — un·com·mu·ni·ca·tive·ness … English syllables
uncommunicativeness — noun the trait of being uncommunicative • Ant: ↑communicativeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑uncommunicative • Hypernyms: ↑trait • Hyponyms: ↑muteness, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
reserve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. restriction, qualification; restraint, caution, reticence, dignity; store, stock. See silence, modesty, economy, taciturnity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A portion kept against emergencies] Syn. savings,… … English dictionary for students
taciturnity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Reserve in speaking Nouns 1. taciturnity, uncommunicativeness, reticence, reserve, closeness, curtness; silence, muteness, pauciloquy, laconicism; secrecy, concealment. 2. man or woman of few words,… … English dictionary for students
Reticence — Ret i*cence, n. [L. reticentia: cf. F. r[ e]ticence.] 1. The quality or state of being reticent, or keeping silence; the state of holding one s tonque; refraining to speak of that which is suggested; uncommunicativeness. [1913 Webster] Such fine… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Diego Fajardo Chacón — was a Spanish military officer and governor of the Philippines, from August 11, 1644 to July 25, 1653. Contents 1 Background 2 Arrival in the Philippines 3 Domination by Eustacio de Venegas 4 … Wikipedia
uncommunicative — uncommunicatively, adv. uncommunicativeness, n. /un keuh myooh ni keuh tiv, kay tiv/, adj. not inclined to talk or disclose information; reserved; taciturn. [1685 95; UN 1 + COMMUNICATIVE] Syn. reticent, withdrawn, retiring, shy. * * * … Universalium
loophole — I noun alternative, aperture, contrivance, device, escape clause, escape hatch, escape valve, evasion, exception, excuse, expedient, foramen, means of escape, mechanism for evasion, opening, outlet, saving clause, uncommunicativeness, vehicle for … Law dictionary
