- Taciturnity
- (Roget's Thesaurus)
<- NPARAG:Taciturnity->NGRP: \\ N \\ 1Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ silencesilencemutenessobmutescenceSgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ taciturnitytaciturnitypauciloquycostiveness|curtnessSgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ reservereservereticence&c.(concealment) 528GRP: \\ N \\ 2Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ man of few wordsman of few wordsPARAG:Taciturnity->VGRP: \\ V \\ 1Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ be silentbe silent&c.->Adj.Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ keep silencekeep silencekeep mumSgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ hold one's tonguehold one's tonguehold one's peacehold one's jawSgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ not speaknot speakGRP: \\ V \\ 2Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ 1&c. 582Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ say nothingsay nothingkeep one's counselSgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ seal the lipsseal the lipsclose the lipsbutton the lipszipper the lipsput a padlock on the lipsput a padlock on the mouthSgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ put a bridle on one's tongueput a bridle on one's tongueSgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ bite one's tonguebite one's tonguekeep one's tongue between one's teethSgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ make no signmake no signnot let a word escape oneSgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ keep a secretkeep a secret&c. 528Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ not have a word to saynot have a word to saySgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ hush uphush uphushlay the finger on the lipsplace the finger on the lipsSgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ render muterender mute&c. 581GRP: \\ V \\ 3Sgm: \\ V \\ 3 \\ stick in one's throatstick in one's throatPARAG:Taciturnity->AdjGRP: \\ Adj \\ 1Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ silentsilentmutemumSgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ silent as a postsilent as a postsilent as a stonesilent as the grave&c.(still) 403Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ dumbdumb&c. 581Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ unconversableunconversableGRP: \\ Adj \\ 2Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ taciturntaciturnsparing of wordsSgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ closetonguedclosetonguedSgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ costive|costive|inconversable|curtSgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ reservedreservedSgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ reticentreticent&c.(concealing) 528PARAG:Taciturnity->IntGRP: \\ Int \\ 1Sgm: \\ Int \\ 1 \\ shushshush=>!tush=>!silence=>!mum=>!hush=>!chut=>!hist=>!tut=>!chup=>!mum's the wordSgm: \\ Int \\ 1 \\ keep your mouth shutkeep your mouth shut=>!=>(vulgar)
English dictionary for students. 2013.
