Taciturnity
11taciturnity — n 1. reticence, uncommunicativeness, unconversableness, reserve, shyness; quietness, silence, silentness, tacitness, speechlessness, voicelessness, muteness; distantness, aloofness, stand offishness, unsociability, unsociableness. 2. dourness,… …
12taciturnity — tac·i·tur·ni·ty …
13taciturnity — See: taciturn …
14taciturnity — noun the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary • Syn: ↑reserve, ↑reticence • Derivationally related forms: ↑taciturn, ↑reticent (for: ↑reticence) …
15silence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Absence of sound Nouns 1. silence; stillness, quiet, peace, hush; inaudibility. 2. (reluctance or inability to speak) muteness, dumbness, aphony, voicelessness; taciturnity, reticence; deadness, dullness …
16σιωπήσει — σιώπησις taciturnity fem nom/voc/acc dual (attic epic) σιωπήσεϊ , σιώπησις taciturnity fem dat sg (epic) σιώπησις taciturnity fem dat sg (attic ionic) σιωπάω keep silence aor subj act 3rd sg (attic epic ionic) σιωπάω keep silence fut ind mid 2nd… …
17reserve — 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,… …
18reticence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. reserve, taciturnity, muteness. See concealment. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. silence, closeness, hesitation; see reserve 2 , shyness . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The keeping of one s thoughts and… …
19taciturn — (adj.) habitually silent, 1771, back formation from TACITURNITY (Cf. taciturnity) …
20silence — 1. noun 1) the silence of the night Syn: quietness, quiet, quietude, still, stillness, hush, tranquility, noiselessness, soundlessness, peacefulness, peace (and quiet) Ant: sound 2) …
