Adjective

1. temperamentally disinclined to talk
   • Synonyms
     • untalkative
   • Similar to
     • taciturn
   • Related
     • reserve
     • reticence
     • taciturnity
2. cool and formal in manner
   • Synonyms
     • restrained
     • unemotional
   • Similar to
     • undemonstrative
3. reluctant to draw attention to yourself
   • Synonyms
     • self-effacing
     • retiring
   • Similar to
     • unassertive

reticent - LookUp

adjective

1. not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily

she was extremely reticent about her personal affairs

Origin

mid 19th century : from Latin reticent- remaining silent , from the verb reticere , from re- (expressing intensive force) + tacere be silent

Thesaurus

Adjective

1. Smith was extremely reticent about his personal affairs

Similar Words: reserved withdrawn introverted restrained inhibited diffident shy modest unassuming shrinking distant undemonstrative wouldn’t say boo to a goose uncommunicative unforthcoming unresponsive tight-lipped close-mouthed close-lipped quiet taciturn silent guarded secretive private media-shy playing one’s cards close to one’s chest mum

Opposites: expansive garrulous

[Urban Dictionary](http://reticent.urbanup.com/6475021 “Definition of “reticent” on Urban Dictionary”)

A demeanor by which the individual does not readily display their thoughts or feelings. This individual may make an excellent undercover government operative or ninja.

His reticent demeanor made him extremely difficult to read.

Verb

1. make improvements or corrections to; “the text was emended in the second edition”
   • Less specific
     • better
     • improve
     • amend
     • ameliorate
     • meliorate

emend - LookUp

verb

1. make corrections and revisions to (a text) these studies show him collating manuscripts and emending texts

alter (something that is incorrect) the year of his death might need to be emended to 652

Origin

late Middle English : from Latin emendare , from e- (variant of ex- ) out of + menda a fault . Compare with amend

Thesaurus

Verb

1. the journalistic practice of emending quotations in the areas of grammar and syntax

Similar Words: correct rectify repair fix improve enhance polish refine clarify edit alter rewrite revise copy-edit subedit amend change modify redraft recast rephrase reword rework rescript expurgate censor redact bowdlerize

Urban Dictionary

**1. Making amends through an email message, especially when applying the 9th principle of The 12 Step program of Alcoholics Anonymous.

2. Saying sorry or trying to right a wrong through email.**

“Instead of directly facing me and clearing things up, the jerk sent me an emend. He’ll never make it through the program.”

Noun

1. an energetic style
   • Synonyms
     • vitality
   • Less specific
     • energy
     • muscularity
     • vigor
     • vigour
     • vim
   • More specific
     • sparkle
     • twinkle
     • spark
     • light
   • Related
     • lively
     • vital

verve - LookUp

noun

1. vigour and spirit or enthusiasm Kollo sings with supreme verve and flexibility

Origin

late 17th century (denoting special talent in writing): from French , vigour , earlier form of expression , from Latin verba words

Thesaurus

Noun

1. I played most sports with schoolboy verve

Similar Words: enthusiasm vigour energy pep dynamism go elan vitality vivacity buoyancy liveliness animation sprightliness zest sparkle effervescence fizz spirit spiritedness ebullience life dash brio fervour gusto eagerness keenness passion zeal relish feeling ardour fire fieriness drive forcefulness force strength determination motivation push vehemence fanaticism zing zip vim punch get-up-and-go pizzazz oomph feistiness

Urban Dictionary

**Originally called simply Verve until conflicts with the jazz label Verve caused the name-change to The Verve.

Famous for their hit songs Bittersweet Symphony, The Drugs Don’t Work and others.

The band split up after their final (and arguably greatest) 1997 album Urban Hymns, but still nothing quite equals them today. They don’t write a few hit songs and a lot of filler, they write a whole CD of great music.**

“Cause it’s a bitter sweet symphony, that’s life.”

My absolute favorite Git client… on ANY platform.

I had the relatively unique experience of coming to Git, mobile-first, via this very application on my iPhone 8 Plus, almost exactly 4 years ago. Thanks to GitHub’s Education program, I’ve had access to unlimited repository creation since that first day, and it’s honestly quite a testament to the power of Working Copy just how much of a mess I made in those initial few months.

Now on my iPad Pro, I keep so many repos (89 as of this writing) that I have an automation that maintains a browsable index of the lot (which is, itself, a testament to Working Copy’s incredibly comprehensive and solid Siri Shortcuts support.)

Noun

1. the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama
   • Part of
     • South
   • Is a
     • geographical area
     • geographic area
     • geographical region
     • geographic region
2. a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land
   • Less specific
     • slope
     • incline
     • side
3. the region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley
   • Synonyms
     • Piedmont
     • Piemonte
   • Parts
     • Turin
     • Torino
   • Part of
     • Italy
     • Italian Republic
     • Italia
   • Is a
     • Italian region

piedmont - LookUp

noun

1. Geography a gentle slope leading from the foot of mountains to a region of flat land

2. a region of north-western Italy, in the foothills of the Alps; capital, Turin. Dominated by Savoy from 1400, it became a part of the kingdom of Sardinia in 1720. It was the centre of the movement for a united Italy in the 19th century

3. a hilly region of the eastern US, between the Appalachians and the coastal plain

Origin

from Italian piemonte mountain foot

Noun

1. a state or condition markedly different from the norm
   • Synonyms
     • aberrance
     • aberrancy
     • deviance
   • Less specific
     • abnormality
     • abnormalcy
   • More specific
     • chromosomal aberration
     • chromosomal anomaly
     • chrosomal abnormality
     • chromosonal disorder
     • deflection
     • warp
   • Related
     • aberrant
     • deviant
     • deviate
     • aberrate
     • aberrate
     • aberrant
     • deviant
     • deviate
     • aberrant
     • deviant
     • deviate
     • aberrate
     • aberrate
     • aberrant
     • deviant
     • deviate
2. a disorder in one’s mental state
   • Less specific
     • mental disorder
     • mental disturbance
     • disturbance
     • psychological disorder
     • folie
   • Related
     • aberrate
3. an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
   • Synonyms
     • distortion
     • optical aberration
   • Less specific
     • optical phenomenon
   • More specific
     • chromatic aberration
     • spherical aberration
   • Related
     • aberrate

aberration - LookUp

noun

1. a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one

they described the outbreak of violence in the area as an aberration | I see these activities as some kind of mental aberration | the decade was seen as a period of aberration in the country’s progress towards a democratic society

Biology a characteristic that deviates from the normal type

colour aberrations

Origin

late 16th century : from Latin aberratio(n- ), from aberrare to stray (see aberrant )

Thesaurus

Noun

1. economists said the figure was an aberration

Similar Words: anomaly deviation divergence abnormality irregularity variation digression edge case freak rogue rarity quirk oddity curiosity mistake

2. it is possible that, in a moment of aberration, the parent may strike the child

Similar Words: abnormality irregularity eccentricity deviation transgression straying lapse aberrancy

3. the experience might have been no more than a temporary aberration of an exhausted mind

Similar Words: disorder defect disease irregularity instability derangement vagary

peradventure

Noun

1. doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case; “this proves beyond peradventure that he is innocent”
   • Less specific
     • doubt
     • uncertainty
     • incertitude
     • dubiety
     • doubtfulness
     • dubiousness

Adverb

1. by chance; “perhaps she will call tomorrow”; “we may possibly run into them at the concert”; “it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time”
   • Synonyms
     • possibly
     • perchance
     • perhaps
     • maybe
     • mayhap

Noun

1. capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river

   • Synonyms
     • Concord
     • capital of New Hampshire
   • Part of
     • New Hampshire
     • Granite State
     • NH
     • N
   • Is a
     • state capital

2. a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole

   • Synonyms
     • harmony
     • concordance
   • Less specific
     • order
   • More specific
     • peace
     • comity
     • agreement
     • accord
   • Related
     • harmonize
     • harmonise
     • consort
     • accord
     • concord
     • fit in
     • agree
     • consonant
     • harmonic
     • harmonical
     • harmonized
     • harmonised
     • harmonious
     • harmonious
     • proportionate
     • symmetrical
     • consonant
     • harmonic
     • harmonical
     • harmonized
     • harmonised
     • harmonize
     • harmonise
     • consort
     • accord
     • concord
     • fit in
     • agree
     • harmonize
     • harmonise
     • harmonize
     • harmonise
     • harmonize
     • harmonise
     • reconcile
     • harmonize
     • harmonise
     • reconcile

3. the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations

   • Synonyms
     • agreement
   • Less specific
     • grammatical relation
   • More specific
     • number agreement
     • person agreement
     • case agreement
     • gender agreement
   • Related
     • concord
     • agree

4. town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought

   • Part of
     • Massachusetts
     • Bay State
     • Old Colony
     • MA
     • Mass
   • Is a
     • town

5. agreement of opinions

   • Synonyms
     • harmony
     • concordance
   • Less specific
     • agreement
   • Related
     • concordant
     • concurring
     • agree
     • hold
     • concur
     • concord
     • agree
     • hold
     • concur
     • concord
     • concord
     • consonant
     • harmonic
     • harmonical
     • harmonized
     • harmonised

6. the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)

   • Synonyms
     • Lexington
     • Concord
     • Lexington and Concord
   • Part of
     • American Revolution
     • American Revolutionary War
     • War of American Independence
     • American War of Independence
   • Is a
     • pitched battle
   • Region
     • Massachusetts
     • Bay State
     • Old Colony
     • MA
     • Mass

Verb

1. go together; “The colors don’t harmonize”; “Their ideas concorded”
   • Synonyms
     • harmonize
     • harmonise
     • consort
     • accord
     • fit in
     • agree
   • Less specific
     • match
     • fit
     • correspond
     • check
     • jibe
     • gibe
     • tally
     • agree
   • More specific
     • coordinate
     • blend
     • go
     • blend in
   • Related
     • accordant
     • agreeable
     • conformable
     • consonant
     • concordant
     • harmony
     • concord
     • concordance
     • accordant
     • accord
     • harmony
     • concord
     • concordance
     • harmony
     • harmoniousness
2. arrange by concord or agreement; “Concord the conditions for the marriage of the Prince of Wales with a commoner”
   • Less specific
     • arrange
     • fix up
   • Related
     • harmony
     • concord
     • concordance
3. arrange the words of a text so as to create a concordance; “The team concorded several thousand nouns, verbs, and adjectives”
   • Less specific
     • arrange
     • set up
   • Related
     • agreement
     • concord
     • concordance
4. be in accord; be in agreement; “We agreed on the terms of the settlement”; “I can’t agree with you!”; “I hold with those who say life is sacred”; “Both philosophers concord on this point”
   • Synonyms
     • agree
     • hold
     • concur
   • Antonyms
     • disagree
     • differ
     • dissent
     • take issue
   • More specific
     • settle
     • reconcile
     • patch up
     • make up
     • conciliate
     • settle
     • see eye to eye
     • concede
     • yield
     • grant
     • subscribe
     • support
     • conclude
     • resolve
     • arrange
     • fix up
   • Related
     • harmony
     • concord
     • concordance
     • harmony
     • concord
     • concordance
     • concurrence
     • concurrency
     • agreeable
     • agreement

Origin

Middle English : from Old French concorde , from Latin concordia , from concors of one mind , from con- together + cor , cord- heart

English ⇨ Gregorian

1. noun Formal : თანხმობა

to live in concord თანხმობით ცხოვრება

Grammar : შეთანხმება

Thesaurus

Noun

1. disputatious council meetings which occasionally ended in concord

Similar Words: agreement harmony accord consensus concurrence unity unanimity unison oneness concert

Opposites: disagreement discord

2. a concord was to be drawn up

Similar Words: treaty agreement accord concordat entente compact pact protocol convention settlement

Noun

1. thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
   • Less specific
     • fabric
     • cloth
     • material
     • textile
   • Related
     • brocade

Verb

1. weave a design into (textiles)
   • Less specific
     • weave
     • tissue
   • Related
     • brocade
   • Topic Members
     • handicraft

• brocade - LookUp noun

1. Textiles a rich fabric woven with a raised pattern, typically with gold or silver thread the quilt was of white silk brocade | a heavy brocade curtain

Origin

late 16th century : from Spanish and Portuguese brocado (influenced by French brocart ), from Italian broccato , from brocco twisted thread

Verb

1. consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one’s mind
   • Less specific
     • chew over
     • think over
     • meditate
     • ponder
     • excogitate
     • contemplate
     • muse
     • reflect
     • mull
     • mull over
     • ruminate
     • speculate
   • Related
     • cogitative
     • cogitation
     • cogitation
     • study
2. use or exercise the mind or one’s power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; “I’ve been thinking all day and getting nowhere”
   • Synonyms
     • think
     • cerebrate
   • More specific
     • puzzle over
     • rationalize
     • rationalise
     • think
     • philosophize
     • philosophise
     • brainstorm
     • chew over
     • think over
     • meditate
     • ponder
     • excogitate
     • contemplate
     • muse
     • reflect
     • mull
     • mull over
     • ruminate
     • speculate
     • reason
     • reason
     • reason out
     • conclude
     • evaluate
     • pass judgment
     • judge
     • study
     • meditate
     • contemplate
     • plan
     • associate
     • tie in
     • relate
     • link
     • colligate
     • link up
     • connect
     • concentrate
     • focus
     • center
     • centre
     • pore
     • rivet
     • give
     • pay
     • devote
     • think about
     • think
     • think
   • See also
     • chew over
     • think over
     • meditate
     • ponder
     • excogitate
     • contemplate
     • muse
     • reflect
     • mull
     • mull over
     • ruminate
     • speculate
     • think out
     • think up
     • think of
     • dream up
     • hatch
     • concoct
   • Related
     • thinking
     • thought
     • thought process
     • cerebration
     • intellection
     • mentation
     • cogitative
     • cogitative
     • cogitation
     • study
     • thinking
     • thought
     • thought process
     • cerebration
     • intellection
     • mentation
     • think
     • thinker
     • creative thinker
     • mind
     • thinker
     • thinking
     • thought
     • thought process
     • cerebration
     • intellection
     • mentation

• cogitate - LookUp

verb

1. formal think deeply about something; meditate or reflect

he stroked his beard and retired to cogitate

Origin

late 16th century : from Latin cogitat- considered , from the verb cogitare , from co- together + agitare turn over, consider

Thesaurus

Verb

1. you were cogitating on some great matter

Similar Words: think think about contemplate consider give thought to give consideration to mull over meditate meditate on muse muse on ponder ponder on ponder over reflect reflect on deliberate deliberate about deliberate on ruminate ruminate about ruminate on ruminate over dwell on brood brood on brood over agonize agonize over worry worry about chew over puzzle puzzle over speculate about weigh up revolve turn over in one’s mind review study be in a brown study put on one’s thinking cap pore on cerebrate