taciturnity
81dumbness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. aphonia, muteness, aphony, mutism; deaf mutism, voicelessness; silence, taciturnity, inarticulateness; informal, ignorance. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The avoidance of speech: muteness, silence,… …
82garrulity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. loquacity, wordiness, prolixity, verbosity. Ant., taciturnity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. loquacity, wordiness, verbosity, glibness, grandiloquence, talkativeness, chattiness, garrulousness, volubility,… …
83loquacity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Talkativeness Nouns 1. loquacity, loquaciousness, talkativeness, volubility, garrulity, multiloquence, flow of words, gift of gab, eloquence, fluency. Slang, flannel mouth. See speech. 2. diffuseness,… …
84mousy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. drab, colorless; quiet. See color, taciturnity. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. timid, quiet, shy, timorous. ANT.: bold, aggressive …
85restraint — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of holding back Nouns 1. restraint, inhibition, repression, discipline, control, check, curb, rein; limitation, restriction; prohibition; monopoly. See circumscription, limit, subjection, retention,… …
86secret — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Kept private Nouns secret; dead secret, profound secret; mystery; sealed or closed book; skeleton in the closet; confidence; hidden agenda; problem, enigma, riddle, puzzle, crossword puzzle, [double]… …
87self-control — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. self discipline, possession, or restraint; poise, composure; reserve. See resolution. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. poise, restraint, aplomb, self government, discipline, self discipline, reserve, reticence …
88sententious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. terse, laconic, pithy, succinct, curt; didactic. See maxim, taciturnity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Compact] Syn. concise, aphoristic, pointed; see obvious 2 . 2. [Pompous] Syn. bombastic,… …
89speechless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. aphonic, mute, dumb. See silence, taciturnity. Ant., talkative. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. aphonic, inarticulate, voiceless, mum; see dumb 1 , mute 1 . See Synonym Study at dumb . III (Roget s 3… …
90tacit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unspoken, unexpressed; silent, mute; implied, understood. See silence, taciturnity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. implicit, assumed, unspoken; see implied , understood 2 . III (Roget s 3… …
