taciturnity

  • 91tight-lipped — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. secretive, reticent. See taciturnity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. taciturn, reticent, secretive; see quiet 2 , reserved 3 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. silent, mute, taciturn, reserved,… …

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  • 92unapproachable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. inaccessible; cold, cool, forbidding, distant. See impossibility, taciturnity, seclusion. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Distant] Syn. withdrawn, hesitant, aloof; see inaccessible , distant . 2.… …

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  • 93uncommunicative — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. taciturn, reticent; secretive. See taciturnity, secret. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. reticent, silent, evasive; see quiet 2 , reserved 3 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. closemouthed, *tight… …

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  • 94undemonstrative — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. restrained, reserved; impassive, inexpressive, stolid, apathetic, calm. See taciturnity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. restrained, reticent, distant; see reserved 3 , withdrawn . III (Roget s… …

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  • 95self-restraint — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. patience, endurance, control; see restraint 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The keeping of one s thoughts and emotions to oneself: control, reserve, restraint, reticence, self control, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness.… …

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  • 96uncommunicativeness — (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 …

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  • 97Latency — (Roget s Thesaurus) Implication. < N PARAG:Latency >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 1 =>{ant,526,} latency inexpression Sgm: N 1 hidden meaning hidden meaning occult meaning Sgm: N 1 occultness occultness mystery cabala anagoge …

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  • 98Concealment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Concealment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 concealment concealment Sgm: N 1 hiding hiding &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 occultation occultation mystification GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 seal of secrecy seal of secrecy …

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  • 99Aphony — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Aphony >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 aphony aphony aphonia Sgm: N 1 dumbness dumbness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 obmutescence obmutescence Sgm: N 1 absence of voice absence of voice want of voice Sgm: N …

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  • 100taciturn — ta|ci|turn [ˈtæsıtə:n US ə:rn] adj formal [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: taciturne, from Latin taciturnus, from tacitus; TACIT] speaking very little, so that you seem unfriendly >taciturnity [ˌtæsıˈtə:nıti US ə:r ] n [U] …

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