Taciturnity
101taciturn — [ tasɪtə:n] adjective reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little. Derivatives taciturnity noun taciturnly adverb Origin C18: from L. taciturnus, from tacitus (see tacit) …
102reticence — n. Reserve, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness …
103reserve — I. v. a. 1. Keep, hold, retain, husband, set by, lay by, lay up, store up, withhold. 2. Except, make an exception of. II. n. 1. Reservation, something reserved. 2. Constraint, restraint, backwardness, cautious behavior, coldness, closeness,… …
104silence — I. n. 1. Stillness, noiselessness, quiet, calm, peace. 2. Taciturnity, muteness, dumbness. 3. Oblivion, obscurity. 4. Secrecy. II. v. a. 1. Still, hush, put to silence. 2. Allay, quiet, calm, put to rest, put …
105taciturn — adjective speaking very little, so that you seem unfriendly taciturnly adverb taciturnity noun (U) …
106reserve — 1. verb 1) ask the library to reserve a copy for you Syn: put to one side, put aside, set aside, keep, keep back, save, hold, put on hold, keep in reserve, earmark 2) he reserved a table Syn: book …
107reticence — noun security concerns may explain Taylor s reticence Syn: reserve, restraint, inhibition, diffidence, shyness; unresponsiveness, quietness, taciturnity, secretiveness …
108loquacity — loquacity, loquaciousness garrulity, volubility, glibness, talkativeness (see under TALKATIVE) Analogous words: chattering or chatter, chatting or chat, gabbing or gab, prating or prate, jabbering or jabber (see CHAT vb): fluency, articulateness …
109loquaciousness — loquacity, loquaciousness garrulity, volubility, glibness, talkativeness (see under TALKATIVE) Analogous words: chattering or chatter, chatting or chat, gabbing or gab, prating or prate, jabbering or jabber (see CHAT vb): fluency, articulateness …
110silent — 1 Silent, uncommunicative, taciturn, reticent, reserved, secretive, close, close lipped, closemouthed, tight lipped are comparable when they mean showing restraint in speaking to or with others. Silent and uncommunicative often imply a tendency… …
