adj
Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed.
n
(figuratively) A position not suggesting or inviting intimacy.
n
(informal) Thoughtless, automatic speech.
adv
With one's bare hands; without any tool or weapon.
adj
Lacking intellectual discernment, as for example because of greed or stupidity.
n
(figuratively) A person with an apparently boundless appetite; an entity or problem which consumes seemingly endless resources.
adj
Uncommunicative; unwilling or hesitant to give information.
n
Any place or repository where things are placed indiscriminately or without careful thought.
adj
secretive; uncommunicative
adj
reticent, secretive or uncommunicative
n
(communication) An order or directive which prohibits verbal communication about a particular subject.
n
An agreement, either formal or tacit, between two or more parties not to discuss some matter nor to reveal any information concerning it, especially in order to avoid blame, embarrassment, or other discomfort.
n
(US, Canada, slang, humorous) Used alone or in metaphorically descriptive phrases: absolute silence; no communication.
adj
delaying; procrastinating
n
(idiomatic, broadcasting) An unintended interruption in a broadcast during which nothing is transmitted: a silent period on radio or a silent period with no picture on television.
n
(telecommunications) A region where mobile phones do not operate because there is no base station or repeater nearby.
n
(idiomatic) A noteworthy silence, or absence of response, especially one signifying disapproval or lack of enthusiasm.
adj
Lying uncovered inside; latent.
adj
Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order, planning, or rational connection; lacking logical sequence.
adj
(dated) Silent; unaccompanied by words.
n
(dated) A silent person; a person who does not talk.
adj
(obsolete) tongue-tied; dumb
adj
(of weather) Sunny and not raining.
adj
lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise
adv
Quietly: without much noise or motion.
adj
(of a plan etc) Not fully prepared
n
A vague, half-formed thought or feeling.
adj
Full of, pervaded by, or characteristic of stillness or silence; tending to hush to rest.
adj
(obsolete) Empty, vacant.
adv
Obsolete form of idly. [Without specific purpose, intent or effort. [from 9th c.]]
adj
(of a thought, idea etc) hazy or vague
adj
(of a person) Reserved or repressed, prone to quiet, inexpressive behavior.
n
The property of being laidback or behaving in a laidback manner.
adv
In a languorous manner, without exertion, lazily.
adj
(biology) lying dormant or hidden until circumstances are suitable for development or manifestation.
adj
Characterized by leisure; taking plenty of time; unhurried
adv
(simile) Idly, listlessly, or uselessly.
adj
Quiet; soft; not loud.
adj
(by extension) Restrained, subtle, not trying to attract attention.
n
(idiomatic) A man who doesn't speak much, or speaks only for a short period of time.
n
A quiet, eccentric, antihero, especially in movie Westerns.
n
A period of silence for quiet meditation, prayer or reflection.
adj
(of a sound) Stifled or covered up; diminished by interference.
adv
In a muffled manner; indistinctly.
adj
Mute, or not speaking; silent.
adj
Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; said of certain letters.
adj
(simile) Synonym of quiet as a mouse
n
A psychological disorder in which the sufferer cannot speak in certain situations.
n
One who exhibits mutism.
adv
Vaguely, without clear purpose or specific intention.
n
(US) Used to minimize the importance of something
adj
(colloquial) Refusing to speak; uncommunicative.
n
Silence; inability or refusal to speak.
adj
Silent; unable or refusing to speak.
adj
Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous.
adj
(idiomatic) Isolated; in a remote location; in seclusion; not participating in some official process or system.
adj
(figuratively) Inflexible, old-fashioned.
adj
Preferring peace by nature; avoiding violence.
adj
Using few words when speaking.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of peace.
adj
(orthography) Not sounded; silent.
adj
With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
adj
(simile, idiomatic) Very quiet, so as to not be heard
adj
(simile) Synonym of silent
adj
Of or relating to quietism, a philosophy of passivity and non-involvement.
adj
Tending to quieten or make passive.
adj
Indicative or characteristic of quietness or of being quiet.
n
(figuratively) A period of time during which nothing is heard from a person or organization, especially when such communication would normally be expected.
adj
In a state of radio silence.
adj
(comparable) Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.
n
(uncountable, also figuratively) Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness; (countable) an instance of acting in this manner.
adj
Keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained.
adj
(hypercorrect) Obsolete form of silent. [Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.]
adj
(of an object, particularly a building) Not overly ornate or showy.
adj
sitting; inactive; quiet
adj
Unable to speak or communicate orally in certain social settings.
n
One who has the faculty of speech either imperfectly developed or partially lost.
adj
(archaic) Fair and unclouded (as of the sky); clear; unobscured.
n
The act of refraining from speaking.
adj
Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
adj
(idiomatic, simile) Saying absolutely nothing (especially about a particular subject).
n
(archaic, euphemistic) Those who are dead.
n
(informal, sometimes used attributively) A person who seldom or never speaks; a taciturn or unresponsive individual.
n
(idiomatic) A form of social sanction that consists of ignoring a particular individual, neither speaking to that person nor responding to his or her words.
n
A person who keeps silent, especially from religious motives.
adj
Habitually taciturn; prone to silence.
adj
(rare) Somewhat silent.
adj
Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted
adv
In a manner that makes no noise.
adj
Not allowing sound through.
adj
(figuratively) Without progress or change; stale; inactive.
adj
Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low.
adj
Very still; motionless.
adv
motionless; stock still
adv
In a stone-still manner
n
A physically strong man of action who is quiet and emotionally reserved.
adv
(law) in a clearly implied but not overtly stated way
adv
In a tacit manner; done in silence or implied.
adj
Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.
n
(rare) A person who rarely speaks.
adv
quietly; not in a manner inclined to speaking.
adj
(idiomatic) Unwilling to divulge information.
adj
Reluctant to speak up; reserved, reticent.
n
(attributive) Describing unwanted silence and inactivity. Often used of a situation when one makes a statement that is ignored or ill-received by one's audience, as the resultant silence is likened to that of a desolate desert with rolling tumbleweeds.
n
(Britain, figuratively, broadcasting) A period of stony, unresponsive silence.
adj
Lacking sound or sonority; silent or muffled.
adj
Mute, unable to speak for physical or psychological reasons.
adj
Not held firmly in position, physically unstable.
adj
unwilling to talk; taciturn; refusing to speak
adj
Not clearly defined, grasped, or understood; indistinct; slight.
n
(uncountable) Vagueness, the condition of being vague.
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