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taciturn
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)
- 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)
- 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)
- taciturn
Declension
Related terms
- taciturnitate
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austere
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ???????? (aust?rós, “bitter, harsh”), having the specific meaning "making the tongue dry" (originally used of fruits, wines), related to ??? (aú?, “to singe”), ???? (aûos, “dry”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation): IPA(key): /??st??(?)/, /???st??(?)/
- (US)
- (General American) IPA(key): /??sti?/, enPR: ôst?r?
- (cot–caught merger, Inland Northern American): IPA(key): /??sti?/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
Adjective
austere (comparative austerer or more austere, superlative austerest or most austere)
- Grim or severe in manner or appearance
- Lacking decoration; trivial; not extravagant or gaudy
Synonyms
- (grim or severe): stern, strict, forbidding
- (lacking trivial decoration): simple, plain, unadorned, unembellished
Antonyms
- (not lacking trivial decoration): overwrought, flamboyant, extravagant, gaudy, flashy
Derived terms
- austerity
- austerely
Translations
Italian
Adjective
austere f pl
- feminine plural of austero
Latin
Adjective
aust?re
- vocative masculine singular of aust?rus
References
- austere in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- austere in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Latvian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Perhaps related to Ancient Greek ??????? (óstreon).
Pronunciation
Noun
austere f (5th declension)
- oyster (certain edible bivalve mollusks of the order Ostreida)
Declension
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aust?rus.
Adjective
austere m or f (plural austeres)
- austere; severe
Old French
Alternative forms
- haustere
- auster (masculine only)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aust?rus.
Adjective
austere m (oblique and nominative feminine singular austere)
- (of a flavor) acrid; bitter
- austere; severe
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