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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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stubborn
English
Etymology
From Middle English stiborne, stibourne, stoburn, stoburne, styburne, stiborn. Origin uncertain.
One theory is that the origin may come from *stybor, *stibor, from Old English stybb (“a stump, stub”) + adj. formative -or as in Old English bitor, English bitter.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?st?b?n/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?st?b?n/
- Rhymes: -?b?(?)n
- Hyphenation: stub?born
Adjective
stubborn (comparative stubborner, superlative stubbornest)
- Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.
- Of materials: physically stiff and inflexible; not easily melted or worked.
Synonyms
- willful, headstrong, wayward, obstinate, obdurate, contrary, disobedient, insubordinate, undisciplined, adamant, unyielding, rebellious
- See also Thesaurus:obstinate, perseverant, persistent, enduring
Derived terms
- stubbornly
- stubbornness
Translations
Noun
stubborn (uncountable)
- (informal) Stubbornness.
- A disease of citrus trees characterized by stunted growth and misshapen fruit, caused by Spiroplasma citri.
Further reading
- stubborn in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- stubborn in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- stubborn at OneLook Dictionary Search
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