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1 taciturnus
taciturnus adj. with comp. [tacitus], not talkative, of few words, quiet, still, taciturn, silent, noiseless: (eum) taciturnum videbant: thalamos taciturna Intrat, noiselessly, O.: obstinatio, N.: tineas pasces (liber) taciturnus inertīs, i. e. unread, H.: (ingenium) statuā taciturnius, H.* * *taciturna, taciturnum ADJsilent, quiet -
2 taciturnus
tăcĭturnus, a, um, adj. [1. tacitus], not talkative, of few words, quiet, still, taciturn, silent, noiseless (mostly poet., but cf. taciturnitas): quia tristem semper, quia taciturnum videbant, * Cic. Sest. 9, 21:silentia,
Lucr. 4, 583; Ov. A. A. 2, 505; id. M. 8, 84:obstinatio,
Nep. Att. 22:deserta loca et taciturna,
Prop. 1, 18, 1:ripa,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 24: tineas pasces (liber) taciturnus inertes, silent, i. e. unread, id. Ep. 1, 20, 12:Liris taciturnus amnis,
id. C. 1, 31, 8:vestigia,
Ov. F. 1, 426.— Comp.:(ingenium) statuā taciturnius,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 83.— Sup.: Pa. Valetne ostium? Ph. Bellissimum hercle vidi et taciturnissimum, Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 20.— No adv.
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taciturn — TACITÚRN, Ă, taciturni, e, adj. Care vorbeşte puţin, tăcut din fire, închis în sine, posac. – Din fr. taciturne, lat. taciturnus. Trimis de ana zecheru, 04.12.2002. Sursa: DEX 98 Taciturn ≠ comunicativ, flecar, guraliv, limbut, palavragiu,… … Dicționar Român
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taciturn us — index taciturn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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taciturn — (adj.) habitually silent, 1771, back formation from TACITURNITY (Cf. taciturnity) … Etymology dictionary
taciturn — *silent, uncommunicative, reserved, reticent, secretive, close, close lipped, closemouthed, tight lipped Analogous words: *dumb, mute, inarticulate: restrained, inhibited, curbed, checked (see RESTRAIN) Antonyms: garrulous: clamorous (especially… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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taciturn — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little. DERIVATIVES taciturnity noun taciturnly adverb. ORIGIN Latin taciturnus, from tacitus silent … English terms dictionary
taciturn — [tas′ə tʉrn΄] adj. [< Fr or L: Fr taciturne; L taciturnus < tacere: see TACIT] almost always silent; not liking to talk; uncommunicative taciturnity [tas′ətʉr′nə tē] n. taciturnly adv … English World dictionary
taciturn — [[t]tæ̱sɪtɜː(r)n[/t]] ADJ GRADED A taciturn person does not say very much and can seem unfriendly. A taciturn man, he replied to my questions in monosyllables … English dictionary
taciturn — adjective /ˈtæsɪtɜːn,ˈtæsɪtɝn/ Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak. The two sisters could hardly have been more different, one so boisterous and expressive, the other so taciturn and calm. Syn: reticent, untalkative Ant:… … Wiktionary
