| Main Entry: | taciturnity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reserve |
Synonyms: |
aloofness, backwardness, calmness, caution, coldness, constraint, control, coyness, demureness, diffidence, formality, inhibition, modesty, quietness, reluctance, repression, reservation, restraint, reticence, secretiveness, self-control, self-restraint, shyness, silence, suppression, uncommunicativeness, unresponsiveness |
| Concept: | Taciturnity. |
| Category: | 2. Conventional means; spoken language |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
silence, muteness, obmutescence; taciturnity, pauciloquy, costiveness, curtness; reserve, reticence (concealment)., man of few words.
-verbs
be silent; keep silence, keep mum; hold one's tongue, hold one's peace, hold one's jaw; not speak. [more]; say nothing, keep one's counsel; seal the lips, close the lips, button the lips, zipper the lips, put a padlock on the lips, put a padlock on the mouth; put a bridle on one's tongue; bite one's tongue, keep one's tongue between one's teeth; make no sign, not let a word escape one; keep a secret; not have a word to say; hush up, hush, lay the finger on the lips, place the finger on the lips; render mute., stick in one's throat.
-adjectives
silent, mute, mum; silent as a post, silent as a stone, silent as the grave (still) [more]; dumb; unconversable., taciturn, sparing of words; close-tongued; costive, inconversable, curt; reserved; reticent (concealing).
-phrases
cave quid dicis quando et cui; volto sciollo i pensieri stretti.
|
| Browse Concept Index » | |
| Main Entry: | reserve |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | coolness of manner |
Synonyms: |
aloofness, backwardness, calmness, caution, coldness, constraint, coyness, demureness, diffidence, formality, inhibition, modesty, quietness, reluctance, repression, reservation, restraint, reticence, secretiveness, self-restraint, shyness, silence, suppression, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness, unresponsiveness |
Antonyms: |
friendliness, warmth |
| Main Entry: | silence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | absence of sound, speech |
Synonyms: |
blackout, calm, censorship, dead air, death, dumbness, hush, hush-hush, inarticulateness, iron curtain, laconism, lull, muteness, noiselessness, peace, quiescence, quiet, quietness, quietude, quietus, reserve, reticence, saturninity, secrecy, sleep, speechlessness, still, stillness, sulk, sullenness, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness |
Antonyms: |
clamor, communication, noise, talk |
| Main Entry: | noiselessness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | silence |
Synonyms: |
blackout, calm, censorship, dead air, death, dumbness, hush, hush-hush, inarticulateness, iron curtain, laconism, lull, muteness, peace, quiescence, quiet, quietness, quietude, quietus, reserve, reticence, saturninity, secrecy, sleep, soundlessness, speechlessness, still, stillness, sulk, sullenness, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness |
| Main Entry: | quietness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | silence |
Synonyms: |
blackout, calm, censorship, dead air, death, dumbness, hush, hush-hush, inarticulateness, iron curtain, laconism, lull, muteness, noiselessness, peace, quiescence, quiet, quietude, quietus, reserve, reticence, saturninity, secrecy, sleep, soundlessness, speechlessness, still, stillness, sulk, sullenness, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness |
| Main Entry: | soundlessness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | silence |
Synonyms: |
blackout, calm, censorship, dead air, death, dumbness, hush, hush-hush, inarticulateness, iron curtain, laconism, lull, muteness, noiselessness, peace, quiescence, quiet, quietness, quietude, quietus, reserve, reticence, saturninity, secrecy, sleep, speechlessness, still, stillness, sulk, sullenness, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness |
| Main Entry: | speechlessness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | silence |
Synonyms: |
blackout, calm, censorship, dead air, death, dumbness, hush, hush-hush, inarticulateness, iron curtain, laconism, lull, muteness, noiselessness, peace, quiescence, quiet, quietness, quietude, quietus, reserve, reticence, saturninity, secrecy, sleep, still, stillness, sulk, sullenness, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness, wordlessness |
| Main Entry: | uncommunicativeness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reserve |
Synonyms: |
aloofness, backwardness, calmness, caution, coldness, constraint, control, coyness, demureness, diffidence, formality, inhibition, modesty, quietness, reluctance, repression, reservation, restraint, reticence, secretiveness, self-control, self-restraint, shyness, silence, suppression, taciturnity, unresponsiveness |
| Main Entry: | quietness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
Related
Adjectives: |