A person who observes silence, or advocates the observance of silence, esp. as a religious discipline. Obsolete.
| 单词 | θ149209 |
| 释义 | the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [noun] > one who does not speak (6) silentiary1611 A person who observes silence, or advocates the observance of silence, esp. as a religious discipline. Obsolete. mum1666 A silent person (cf. later orator Mum n. at orator, n. compounds). Obsolete. rare. mumchance1694 A person who acts in a mime or dumbshow; (hence) a person who has nothing to say. Also used as a nickname, or as the type of a silent person. Now E… strong silent man1839 a taciturn man whose feelings are concealed and controlled; also strong silent hero and variants. taciturnist1887 one who practises habitual silence or reserve. oystera1910 A reserved or uncommunicative person. Cf. clam, n.2 2. |
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