different between concise vs taciturn

English

Etymology

From Late Latin concisus (“cut short”), from concidere (“cut to pieces”), from caedere (“to cut, to strike down”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?sa?s/
• Rhymes: -a?s

Adjective

concise (comparative more concise, superlative most concise)

1. brief, yet including all important information

Synonyms

• succinct
• terse
• See also Thesaurus:concise

Antonyms

• verbose

Derived terms

• concisely
• concision
• conciseness

Translations

Verb

concise (third-person singular simple present concises, present participle concising, simple past and past participle concised)

1. (India, transitive) To make concise; to abridge or summarize.

French

Adjective

concise

1. feminine singular of concis

Italian

Adjective

concise

1. feminine plural of conciso

Anagrams

• conscie
• scenico
• sconcie

Latin

Participle

conc?se

1. vocative masculine singular of conc?sus

References

• concise in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• concise in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

Back-formation from taciturnity, from Middle English taciturnite, from Latin taciturnitas; or alternatively from French taciturne, likely reinforced by Latin taciturnus, from tacitus (“secret, tacit”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?tæs?t??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?tæs?t?n/

Adjective

taciturn (comparative more taciturn, superlative most taciturn)

1. Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.

   Synonyms: reticent, untalkative; see also Thesaurus:taciturn

   Antonyms: garrulous, loquacious

Derived terms

• taciturnity
• taciturnly

Related terms

• tacit
• tacitly
• tacitness

Translations

Anagrams

• tinctura, urticant

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin taciturnus.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /t?.si?tu?n/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /t?.si?turn/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ta.si?tu?n/

Adjective

taciturn (feminine taciturna, masculine plural taciturns, feminine plural taciturnes)

1. taciturn

Related terms

• tàcit

Further reading

• “taciturn” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “taciturn” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “taciturn” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “taciturn” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Romanian

Etymology

From French taciturne, from Latin taciturnus.

Adjective

taciturn m or n (feminine singular taciturn?, masculine plural taciturni, feminine and neuter plural taciturne)

1. taciturn

Declension

Related terms

• taciturnitate